Tapia's syndrome caused by a neurofibroma of the hypoglossal and vagus nerves

1 May 1980

journal article
case report
Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery

Vol. 52 (5) , 730-732
https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1980.52.5.0730

Abstract

Tapia's syndrome is characterized by unilateral paralysis of the tongue and vocal cord, and is caused by a lesion of the 10th and 12th cranial nerves below the nodose ganglion, without involvement of the pharyngeal branches of the 10th nerve. The authors report the case of a 25-year-old man who presented with a 4-year history of progressive glossolaryngeal paralysis. Operation through the right laterocervical region allowed complete removal of a neurofibroma involving the 10th and 12th nerves at their crossing below the nodose ganglion.

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