Isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve paralysis following open septoplasty.
We describe a patient with postoperative unilateral hypoglossal nerve paralysis after an uncomplicated intubation. Postoperative evaluation showed that he had an Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation. The paralysis resolved completely by the second postoperative month.
Yelken
Kursat
K
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, Turkey. kursatyelken@yahoo.com
Guven
Mehmet
M
Kablan
Yuksel
Y
Sarikaya
Basar
B
D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D061228:Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*