Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis

نویسندگان

  • Alexander Delides
  • Panagiotis Kokotis
  • Pavlos Maragoudakis
چکیده

"Partial paralysis" of the larynx is a term often used to describe a hypomobile vocal fold as is the term "paresis." We present a case of a dysphonic patient with a mobility disorder of the vocal fold, for whom idiopathic "partial paralysis" was the diagnosis made after laryngeal electromyography, and discuss a proposition for a different implementation of the term.

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دوره 2015  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2015