title: Tongue paralysis following head trauma.
abstract: Paralysis of the tongue due to isolated bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy is a rare occurrence. Due to a trauma the cause in our case may have been a traction injury to both hypoglossal nerves at the base of skull. In some cases a contributing factor may be malformation of the skull base. Most cases have a good prognosis for recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Neurology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kacker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komisar
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kakani
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reich
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology*