| Isolated Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Due to Vertebral Artery Dissection. | |
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PMID: 22031481 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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We report a patient with unilateral tongue weakness secondary due to an isolated lower motor neuron hypoglossal nerve palsy, which was caused by a right vertebral artery dissection in the lower neck. The patient had a boggy tongue with a deviation to right side but an otherwise normal neurological examination. MRA presented narrow lumen of the right vertebral artery in the neck. After initially treating the patient with aspirin in ER and later with warfarin for three months, there was complete recanalization of the right vertebral artery. Only one other case has been reported before with this vertebral artery dissection and twelfth nerve palsy. |
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Karthik Mahadevappa; Thomas Chacko; Anil K Nair |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-26 |
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Title: Clinical medicine & research Volume: - ISSN: 1554-6179 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101175887 Medline TA: Clin Med Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1Department of Neurology, Quincy Medical Center/Alzheimer's Disease Center, Quincy, MA. |
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