Isolated reversible hypoglossal nerve palsy as the initial manifestation of pre-eclampsia

G Femia; J D E Parratt; G M Halmagyi

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2011.06.028

Isolated reversible hypoglossal nerve palsy as the initial manifestation of pre-eclampsia

J Clin Neurosci. 2012 Apr;19(4):602-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.06.028. Epub 2012 Jan 16.

Authors

G Femia¹, J D E Parratt, G M Halmagyi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurological Sciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Missenden Road, Camperdown, New South Wales 2050, Australia. [email protected]

PMID: 22257430
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.06.028

Abstract

Isolated hypoglossal nerve lesions often reflect sinister neoplastic or vascular pathology. Rarely, reversible lesions occur, perhaps via mechanisms similar to Bell's palsy. We report a patient with reversible isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy as the first and predominant early manifestation of pre-eclampsia and speculate on the pathogenesis behind this abnormality.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Diabetes, Gestational
Female
Humans
Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Migraine Disorders / complications
Pre-Eclampsia / physiopathology*
Pregnancy