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8041401

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-23
pubmed:abstractText
Hypoglossal nerve damage is a known complication of carotid endarterectomy, occurring in approximately 5% of endarterectomies. The vast majority of these patients recover without functional disability from this injury even if the tongue remains hemiplegic. We report 2 patients who suffered hypoglossal nerve section during neck surgery. Although they were initially mildly symptomatic, they developed increasingly severe dysarthria and dysphagia beginning 4 months after surgery. EMG revealed abnormal coactivation of the genioglossus and styloglossus muscles on the affected side, suggesting aberrant reinnervation. Aberrant reinnervation is a well-known complication of facial nerve injury, but has not been previously recognized in hypoglossal nerve injury. Like the face, the tongue is composed of many muscles that must perform complex movements. Normally, injury to one hypoglossal nerve causes little or no disability, but when aberrant reinnervation occurs, the tongue no longer moves in a coordinated manner, and significant dysarthria ensues.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0148-639X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
931-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Aberrant reinnervation following hypoglossal nerve damage.
pubmed:affiliation
Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, New Orleans 70112.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports