Case Reports
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020)
Isolate hypoglossal nerve palsy as a rare cause of cervical osteophyte
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Published: 13 October 2020
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Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is rare, and etiological diagnosis is difficult. We report a case of a 64-year-old Caucasian woman, evaluated due to gradually progressive slurred speech and swallowing deficits, which was diagnosed for isolated hypoglossal compression by a cervical osteophyte.
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Isolate hypoglossal nerve palsy as a rare cause of cervical osteophyte. (2020). Italian Journal of Medicine, 14(4), 245-246. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2020.1358