Bilateral Hypoglossal Palsies: A Late Complication of Curative Radiotherapy
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences
- Vol. 16 (2) , 198-199
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0317167100028900
Abstract
A 57 year old man developed bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsies 6 years after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the uvula. Follow-up over 2 years has demonstrated no evidence of tumour recurrence and no sign of neurological improvement. Reactive fibrosis and vascular insufficiency secondary to radiation and may have lead to hypoglossal nerve compression and infarction.Keywords
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