Birth injury-induced glossolaryngeal paresis.
Glossolaryngeal paresis followed a difficult delivery and forceps manipulation and was due to a single extracranial traumatic lesion. Although the laryngeal palsy was suspected, hypoglossal involvement was not initially apparent. Search for additional neurologic insult is warranted when a single birth injury is identified. The glossolaryngeal paresis disappeared by age 6 months.
D061227:Accessory Nerve Injuries; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061228:Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D061223:Vagus Nerve Injuries; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*