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. 2014 Aug;28(4):528-30.
doi: 10.3109/02688697.2013.841851. Epub 2013 Oct 18.

Twelfth nerve paresis induced by an unusual posterior fossa arachnoid cyst: case report and literature review

Roberto Tarantino  1 , Daniele Marruzzo, Davide Colistra, Cristina Mancarella, Roberto Delfini
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Twelfth nerve paresis induced by an unusual posterior fossa arachnoid cyst: case report and literature review

Roberto Tarantino et al. Br J Neurosurg. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

There are only three cases of arachnoid cysts inducing twelfth nerve paresis described in English medical literature. We herein report one more instance. Six weeks after surgery, the patient has almost fully recovered. This case underlines the importance of considering the arachnoid cyst as a possible cause of twelfth nerve paresis.

Keywords: arachnoid cyst; hypoglossal nerve; posterior fossa; tongue paresis.

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