Unilateral laryngeal and hypoglossal paralysis (Tapia's syndrome) in a patient with an inflammatory pseudotumor of the neck

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Aug;115(8):1499-501. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.11.019. Epub 2012 Dec 21.

Authors

Antonio Lo Casto¹, Rossella Spataro, Pierpaolo Purpura, Vincenzo La Bella

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiological Sciences, DIBIMEF, University of Palermo, 90129 Palermo, Italy.

PMID: 23265562
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.11.019

No abstract available

Keywords: Hypoglossal nerve; Inflammatory pseudotumor; Laryngeal nerve; Tapia's syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Atrophy
Electromyography
Female
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / complications*
Granuloma, Plasma Cell / pathology
Humans
Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neck / pathology*
Neurologic Examination
Syndrome
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tongue / pathology
Vocal Cord Paralysis / etiology*