title: Isolated, unilateral, reversible palsy of the hypoglossal nerve.
abstract: We report three patients with isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy who experienced an excellent outcome. In two patients no cause was found. Our study seems to confirm that the occurrence of benign and idiopathic isolated unilateral palsy of the hypoglossal nerve is more frequent than previously reported. We would like to stress that neuroimaging studies remain mandatory in order to exclude other common causes, such as tumour and spontaneous or traumatic vascular lesions, in which a specific treatment is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurological Sciences, Università di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, I-95125, Catania, Italy. giuffs@mbox.unict.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giuffrida
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lo Bartolo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicoletti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reggio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lo Fermo
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Restivo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Domina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reggio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology