New-Onset Tongue Weakness Due to Skull Base Metastases to Bilateral Hypoglossal Canals
Hypoglossal nerve palsy is a rare disorder resulting in dysarthria and tongue weakness, usually caused by direct nerve compression or injury. Malignant invasion of the skull base can rarely lead to bilateral hypoglossal nerve compression at the exit of the hypoglossal canals. We report the case of a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0755 |
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