title: Biting palsy of the accessory nerve.
abstract: A young man was bitten by his girl friend at the anterior border of the left trapezius muscle. Weakness of the trapezius resulted and a longstanding ache in the shoulder developed. Clinically and neurophysiologically, an axonotmesis type crush injury of the accessory nerve was verified.
mesh_terms: D061227:Accessory Nerve Injuries; D000328:Adult; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications*; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*