Erschienen in:
13.11.2022 | Letter to the Editor
The C2-tongue connection: anatomically tasteful but often forgotten
verfasst von:
Vincent Raymaekers, Gert Roosen, Maarten Wissels, Mark Plazier, Sven Bamps
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Ausgabe 2/2023
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Excerpt
We present a case of post-operative numbness of the tongue after surgical resection of an intradural C2 meningioma. This case report is the first to describe an ipsilateral numbness of the tongue after manipulation of the C2 nerve root in spinal meningioma surgery. The underlying explanatory anatomy for the clinical symptoms has previously been described in the neck–tongue syndrome. This anatomical relationship is particularly interesting, but also important for spine surgeons performing complex cervical spine procedures. …