Hypoglossal nerve palsy as an isolated syndrome of internal carotid artery dissection: A review of the literature and a case report

Publication date: Available online 6 July 2018Source: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia PolskaAuthor(s): Martyna Mes, Piotr Palczewski, Piotr Szczudlik, Anna Łusakowska, Edyta Maj, Malgorzata GawelAbstractA review of literature on the dissection of internal carotid artery was presented with a presentation of a rare case of patient with transient left hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by mechanic compression from intramural hematoma in higher extracranial portion of dissected carotid artery confirmed in MRI and CT scans. The clinical presentation and management are discussed.
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research