Bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy due to vertical subluxation of the odontoid process in rheumatoid arthritis

Two patients with rheumatoid arthritis involving the cervical spine developed a rapidly progressive dysarthria due to bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsies, in one patient as an isolated lesion, and in the other in conjunction with dysfunction of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves. Both patients sh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of rheumatology 1988-08, Vol.27 (4), p.317-320
Hauptverfasser:	MACEDO, T. F, GOW, P. J, HEAP, S. W, WALLIS, W. E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications Axis, Cervical Vertebra - injuries Biological and medical sciences Cranial Nerve Diseases - etiology Diseases of the osteoarticular system Female Humans Hypoglossal Nerve Inflammatory joint diseases Joint Dislocations - complications Medical sciences Odontoid Process - injuries Paralysis - etiology
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