Abstract
A 49-year-old man complained of headache, dysarthria and difficulty in swallowing following a motorcycle accident. He had a tongue deviation to the right due to a traumatic lesion of the right hypoglossal nerve which was caused by a right occipital condyle fracture.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Accidents, Traffic*
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Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
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Humans
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Hypoglossal Nerve Injuries*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Motorcycles*
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Occipital Bone / injuries*
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Skull Fractures / complications*
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Tongue / innervation
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Tongue / pathology