Tophaceous gout of the odontoid process causing glossopharyngeal, vagus, and hypoglossal nerve palsies

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 105-108

  Tran, Ai ^a   Prentice, David ^a   Chan, Madelynn ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Cranial nerve palsy; Gout

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE; RASBURICASE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COUGHING; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; FEVER; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE PALSY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ODONTOID PROCESS; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPINAL PARALYSIS; SWEATING; TACHYPNEA; TOPHACEOUS GOUT; VAGUS NERVE PALSY;

AGED; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; GOUT; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PARALYSIS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 79551702627     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01565.x     Document Type: Article

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