A case of vagal palsy due to dissecting aneurysm of the carotid artery.
A case of unilateral vagus palsy due to spontaneous painless dissection of the left internal carotid artery is reported. The anatomy of the extracranial course of the vagus nerve and the differential diagnosis of unilateral vagal palsy are discussed.
Davies
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Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014630:Vagus Nerve