Isolate hypoglossal nerve palsy as rare cause of cervical osteophyte
Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is rare, and etiological diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of a 64 years-old Caucasian woman, evaluated due to gradually progressive slurred speech and swallowing deficits, which was diagnosed for isolated hypoglossal compression by a cervical osteophyte.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1358 |