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Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Cause of Severe Dysphagia along with the Oropharyngeal Stenosis due to Occipitocervical Kyphosis
Joint Authors
Tanaka, Sakae
Oshima, Yasushi
Anno, Masato
Fujimoto, Yoh
Taniguchi, Yuki
Matsubayashi, Yoshitaka
Watanabe, Tomohiro
Nagasako, Yuki
Sakuishi, Kaori
Tachibana, Naohiro
Hayashi, Toshihiro
Tsuji, Shoji
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hypoglossal nerve palsy (HNP) is a potential cause of dysphagia.
A 66-year-old man presented to our hospital with dysphagia and neck pain.
One year prior to his first visit, he had been diagnosed with upper cervical tuberculosis and had undergone posterior C1-2 fixation.
The physical examination led to the diagnosis of dysphagia with HNP, and he had severe weight loss.
Radiographic examination revealed that the O-C kyphosis had been exacerbated and that the deformity was likely the primary cause of HNP.
To restore the swallowing function, O-C fusion surgery was performed.
Postoperatively, the patient showed immediate improvement of dysphagia with gradual recovery of hypoglossal nerve function.
In the last follow-up evaluation, swallowing function was confirmed with no signs of HNP.
Our results indicate that HNP could be more prevalent in cases with severe cervical kyphosis, being underdiagnosed due to the more apparent signs of the oropharyngeal narrowing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Watanabe, Tomohiro& Anno, Masato& Matsubayashi, Yoshitaka& Nagasako, Yuki& Sakuishi, Kaori& Fujimoto, Yoh…[et al.]. 2019. Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Cause of Severe Dysphagia along with the Oropharyngeal Stenosis due to Occipitocervical Kyphosis. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Watanabe, Tomohiro…[et al.]. Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Cause of Severe Dysphagia along with the Oropharyngeal Stenosis due to Occipitocervical Kyphosis. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142977
American Medical Association (AMA)
Watanabe, Tomohiro& Anno, Masato& Matsubayashi, Yoshitaka& Nagasako, Yuki& Sakuishi, Kaori& Fujimoto, Yoh…[et al.]. Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Cause of Severe Dysphagia along with the Oropharyngeal Stenosis due to Occipitocervical Kyphosis. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1142977
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1142977