Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy posttonsillectomy

Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy posttonsillectomy

Hypoglossal nerve palsy posttonsillectomy is a rare complication that can occur following orotracheal intubation for general anaesthesia for surgical procedures. We present a case of hypoglossal nerve palsy occurring in a 38-year-old female medical practitioner. Possible mechanisms of this complicat...

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Main Authors: Amina Lami Okhakhu, Kingsley Ufuoma Tobi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Hypoglossal nerve
intubation
isolated
palsy
tonsillectomy
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2015;volume=18;issue=4;spage=200;epage=202;aulast=Okhakhu

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http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2015;volume=18;issue=4;spage=200;epage=202;aulast=Okhakhu

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