Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy in a 14-year-old girl
| Autor: | S Jayawant, N Stoodley, S Hadjikoutis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases Severity of Illness Index Lesion Atrophy Tongue medicine.artery Streptococcal Infections medicine Humans Respiratory Tract Infections Palsy business.industry Brain General Medicine Anatomy medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Neurology (clinical) Internal carotid artery medicine.symptom Abnormality business Hypoglossal nerve |
| Zdroj: | European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society. 6(4) |
| ISSN: | 1090-3798 |
| Popis: | Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is rare, but occasionally it appears as the initial or solitary sign of an intracranial or extracranial space-occupying lesion or a vascular abnormality of the internal carotid artery. We present a 14-year-old girl who, following an upper respiratory tract infection, presented with isolated right hypoglossal nerve palsy. Anti-streptolysin O titre was increased to >1280 suggesting a preceding streptococcal infection. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain did not show any intracranial or extracranial abnormality. She had a partial improvement at 3 months. This case emphasizes the value of recognizing the existence of benign self-limiting, post-infectious causes of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsies in children. |
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