title: Bilateral and unilateral internal carotid artery dissection causing isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Two cases of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy due to internal carotid artery dissection are reported. In one case, a bilateral dissection was encountered. The clinical presentation and multidisciplinary management are discussed and the literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olzowy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lorenzl
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guerkov
mesh_terms: D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014059:Tongue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology