The forgotten condyle: Delayed hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by fracture of the occipital condyle

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-45

  Demisch, Sibylle ^a   Lindner, Alfred ^a   Beck, Rainer ^a   Zierz, Stephan ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypoglossal nerve palsy; Neurological deficits; Occipital condyle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; PARALYSIS; SKULL FRACTURES; SPEECH DISORDERS; TONGUE DISEASES;

EID: 0031806109     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(97)00111-X     Document Type: Article

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