Erschienen in:
02.06.2016 | Letter to the Editor
Isolated hypoglossal nerve paralysis and hypoglossal–vertebral entrapment syndrome
verfasst von:
Paul Kollmann, Eric Raucq, Patrick Fransen
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Ausgabe 1/2017
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Excerpt
The hypoglossal nerve (HN) gives motor innervation to the intrinsic muscles of the tongue and to the genioglossus, styloglossus, and hypoglossus muscles. The hypoglossal nerve can be divided into five segments: the medullary, cisternal, skull base, carotid space, and sublingual segments. Hypoglossal nerve palsy is often associated to other cranial nerve palsy or to a brainstem lesion. Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy (IHNP) is uncommon and has been mainly described in single case reports. Most cases have a tumorous or iatrogenic cause. The other IHNP etiologies are less well known and their frequencies often underestimated. …