Microvascular decompression is a very effective and relatively safe surgical modality in the treatment of hemifacial spasm. But rare debilitating complications have been reported such as cranial nerve dysfunctions. We have experienced a very rare case of unilateral soft palate palsy without the involvement of vocal cord following microvascular decompression. A 33-year-old female presented to ou...

Thyroid lesion is strongly associated with recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. It is because of the close anatomical relationship between the gland on the trachea and the nerve which lies in the tracheoesophageal groove. The recurrent laryngeal nerve can be affected either from the thyroid disease itself or as the complication of thyroidectomy. However, benign thyroid lesion rarely causes recurren...

introduction:tapia’s syndrome is a rare complication of recurrent laryngeal and hypoglossal nerve paralysis due to anesthetic airway mismanagement or malpositioning of the patient’s head during surgery. case report:here we present a case of tapia's syndrome in a 22-year-old male after corrective jaw surgery under general anesthesia, with a long period of recovery, related to airway managem...

OBJECTIVES Little is known about the function of the true vocal folds (TVFs) during cough. The objective of this study was to determine the reliability of measuring TVF movements during cough and to obtain preliminary normative data for these measures. METHODS Sequential glottal angles associated with TVF adduction and abduction across the phases of cough were analyzed from laryngeal videoend...