[Unilateral involvement of IX, X, Xi and XII in cervical zoster. Cranial nerve contribution to vascular pathology].
The authors report a case of a cervical zoster (C2 - C4) with unilateral involvement of the IXth, Xth, XIth and XIIth cranial nerves. Angiography failed to opacify the ascending pharyngeal artery on the same side, presumably because of a thrombosis secondary to the zoster infection. As the ascending pharyngeal artery is known to supply the last four cranial nerves, this study should be seen as a further example of the varied cranial nerve involvement which may arise on a vascular basis.
D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology
Atteinte unilaterale des IX, X, XI et XII au cours d'un zona cervical. Contribution à la pathologie vasculaire des nerfs crâniens.