title: Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis.
abstract: "Partial paralysis" of the larynx is a term often used to describe a hypomobile vocal fold as is the term "paresis." We present a case of a dysphonic patient with a mobility disorder of the vocal fold, for whom idiopathic "partial paralysis" was the diagnosis made after laryngeal electromyography, and discuss a proposition for a different implementation of the term.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Otolaryngology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delides
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Neurology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece ; First Department of Neurology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, "Eginition" University Hospital, 11528 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kokotis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Otolaryngology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maragoudakis