Isolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Infected Impacted Tooth

Case of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is an extremely rare condition. There are several causes that can be attributed to it. We present a case where a patient presented herself with swelling on the right side of her cheek extending to the floor of the mouth, with unilateral right hypoglossal nerv...

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Main Authors: Farhan Durrani, Royana Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/231947
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description Case of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is an extremely rare condition. There are several causes that can be attributed to it. We present a case where a patient presented herself with swelling on the right side of her cheek extending to the floor of the mouth, with unilateral right hypoglossal nerve palsy. Removal of the impacted tooth resulted in the improvement of function of the hypoglossal nerve. The transient isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy could have been due to the infected impacted tooth. Therefore, the dentist or doctors coming across with isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy should consider the infected impacted tooth as the differential diagnosis.
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spelling doaj-art-e533fb5a1c2c4a49aba56a36703bfd7b2025-08-20T03:26:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/231947231947Isolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Infected Impacted ToothFarhan Durrani0Royana Singh1Department of Periodontics and Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Anatomy, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, IndiaCase of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is an extremely rare condition. There are several causes that can be attributed to it. We present a case where a patient presented herself with swelling on the right side of her cheek extending to the floor of the mouth, with unilateral right hypoglossal nerve palsy. Removal of the impacted tooth resulted in the improvement of function of the hypoglossal nerve. The transient isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy could have been due to the infected impacted tooth. Therefore, the dentist or doctors coming across with isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy should consider the infected impacted tooth as the differential diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/231947
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