Radiation-induced bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy
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Hypoglossal nerve palsy.
The hypoglossal nerve receives only brief mention in most textbooks and compared with other cranial nerve palsies, 12th nerve palsy is much less common. We report a 52-year-old woman who presented with right-sided headaches for over a year. It was only on examination that we discovered she had an abnormal tongue. She had wasting and fasciculations on the right side of her tongue, which was devi...
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was admitted to our hospital for an additional workup. Until then speech difficulties had diminished, but he reported occasional vague pain localized to the right mandibular angle, especially during head movements. There was no history of neck trauma or manipulation or vigorous exercise. Neurological examination revealed only right HNP with ipsilateral atrophy ( fig. 1 ) without signs of other ...
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phism; and 4) bizarre cell forms.12 Myofibrils are also present in some cases but are not required for the diagnosis.12 It must be borne in mind that these microscopic findings are only seen in cases of well-differentiated leiomyosarcoma.2 Masson's trichome staining and immunohistochemical evaluation for muscle antigen separates of leiomyosarcoma from other sarcomas, and it is helpful in diagno...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0003-9993
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90703-x