title: Traumatic hypoglossal nerve palsy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Delamont
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Boyle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology