title: Clinical observations on 600 cases of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis.
abstract: A statistical review was made on 600 cases of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis who visited the author's clinic during the last 16 years. The yearly incidence, the age and sex distributions and the classifications of the causes of paralysis were presented and discussed. A special attention was given to the topics of associated laryngeal paralysis, bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis and the so-called epidemic paralysis. A brief comment was also made on diagnosis and treatment of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in general.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003391:Cranial Nerves; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D012737:Sex Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014041:Tokyo; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology