Traumatic hypoglossal nerve palsy.
Isolated fracture through the atlanto-occipital region is not common and can easily be missed, clinically and radiologically. The long-term outlook from an isolated twelveth nerve palsy has been good in our experience of two cases.
Delamont
R S
RS
Department of Neurology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld.
Boyle
R S
RS
D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology