Unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy due to neurovascular conflict in a child

Brain and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 461-464

  Toldo, Irene ^a   Manara, Renzo ^a   Sartori, Stefano ^a   Suppiej, Agnese ^a   Drigo, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fasciculation; Hypoglossal nerve palsy; Neurovascular conflict; Tongue; Unilateral; Vertebrobasilar arteries

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROVASCULAR CONFLICT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TONGUE ATROPHY; TONGUE DISEASE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

CERVICAL ATLAS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; OCCIPITAL BONE; SKULL BASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TONGUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 67349134990     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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