[Involvement of the major hypoglossal nerve disclosing dissection of internal carotid artery].
The authors report on a case of hypoglossal nerve palsy revealing an homolateral dissection of the internal carotid artery in the retrostyloid space. MR Imaging and MR angiography revealed the dissecting aneurysm and enabled to study its evolution.
Auzou
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Clinique Neurologique, CHU Charles Nicolle, Rouen.
Hannequin
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Patrux
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Proust
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Marie
J P
JP
Augustin
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P
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*
Atteinte du grand hypoglosse révélant une dissection de l'artère carotide interne.