Denervation of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: Laryngeal and phonatory features

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 182-187

  Roy, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

cricothyroid; external superior laryngeal nerve; larynx; paralysis; paresis

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; NERVE INJURY; PHONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE PHONATORY TASK; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; TRACHEOTOMY; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; LARYNGEAL NERVES; LARYNGOSCOPY; PHONATION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 79958066478     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: 15316998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3283452247     Document Type: Article

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