Bilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy After Occipitocervical Fusion.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33970580.
- Also identified by DOI 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00127 and PMC identifier 7434030.
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Abstract
A 63-year-old man sustained a Jefferson fracture and was treated nonoperatively by a separate treating surgeon. Because of the symptomatic malalignment and nonunion after 6 months of nonsurgical management, the patient was seen for a second opinion. Occiput to C3 arthrodesis was performed. Postoperatively, the patient was diagnosed with a bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy. Hypoglossal nerve injuries after cervical spine fractures and posterior cervical procedures are a very rare occurrence. This is the first case report of a bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy following occipitocervical arthrodesis.
Medical subject headings
- Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases
- Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries
- Spinal Fractures
- Spinal Fusion
Anatomy
- cervical spine