Open AccessIsolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: A Diagnostic Challenge
Author(s) -
Marina Boban,
Vesna Brinar,
Mario Habek,
Marko Radoš
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1421-9913
pISSN - 0014-3022
DOI - 10.1159/000104720
Subject(s) - hypoglossal nerve , medicine , paralysis , palsy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , pathology , tongue , alternative medicine
Hypoglossal nerve palsy (HNP) is not an uncommon finding in neurological diseases . However, when isolated, HNP can represent a diagnostic challenge in everyday clinical work and is limited to isolated case reports and few small case series . In this article, we report 4 patients with clinical presentation of isolated HNP due to different etiologies.
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