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Bilateral Hypoglossal Palsies: A Late Complication of Curative Radiotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Eamon F. Johnston ,
Alex J. Hammond  and
J. Gregory Cairncross
Eamon F. Johnston
Affiliation:
Departments of Oncology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario and London Regional Cancer Centre, London
Alex J. Hammond
Affiliation:
Departments of Oncology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario and London Regional Cancer Centre, London
J. Gregory Cairncross*
Affiliation:
Departments of Oncology and Clinical Neurological Sciences, University of Western Ontario and London Regional Cancer Centre, London
*
London Regional Cancer Centre, 790 Commissioners Road East, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 4L6
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Abstract:

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A 57 year old man developed bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsies 6 years after radiotherapy for carcinoma of the uvula. Follow-up over 2 years has demonstrated no evidence of tumour recurrence and no sign of neurological improvement. Reactive fibrosis and vascular insufficiency secondary to radiation and may have lead to hypoglossal nerve compression and infarction.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 198 - 199
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1989

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