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Vocal cord paralysis in the Shy‐Drager syndrome
Author(s) -
Teräväinen H.,
Udd B.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1982.tb06873.x
Subject(s) - paralysis , cord , vocal cord paralysis , medicine , autonomic function , anesthesia , psychology , audiology , surgery , heart rate , heart rate variability , blood pressure
2 patients with Shy‐Drager syndrome with complete bilateral vocal cord paralysis are described. Attention is drawn to the facts that the recurrent laryngeal branch may be affected selectively with preserved parasympathetic function and that bilateral vocal cord paralysis can precede the appearance of both autonomic and extrapyramidal symptoms.