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Case Reports
. 1983 Oct;40(10):653-4.
doi: 10.1001/archneur.1983.04050090089016.

Hemilingual paralysis caused by spontaneous carotid artery dissection

J M Goodman, W L Zink, D F Cooper
Case Reports

Hemilingual paralysis caused by spontaneous carotid artery dissection

J M Goodman et al. Arch Neurol. 1983 Oct.

Abstract

Hypoglossal nerve dysfunction may result from compression or stretching by enlargement of the ipsilateral cervical carotid artery undergoing spontaneous dissection. Tongue paralysis associated with transient ischemia should localize the lesion to the neck.

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