title: Isolated reversible hypoglossal nerve palsy as the initial manifestation of pre-eclampsia.
abstract: Isolated hypoglossal nerve lesions often reflect sinister neoplastic or vascular pathology. Rarely, reversible lesions occur, perhaps via mechanisms similar to Bell's palsy. We report a patient with reversible isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy as the first and predominant early manifestation of pre-eclampsia and speculate on the pathogenesis behind this abnormality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia. Femia82@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Femia
authors.forename: J D E
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Parratt
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Halmagyi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy