Hypoglossal nerve palsy: clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on hypoglossal nerve palsy: clinical features: Functional features Dysarthria Dysphagia Inability to indent the cheek or lick the upper lip Tongue features Synonyms

Functional features

  • Dysarthria
  • Dysphagia
  • Inability to indent the cheek or lick the upper lip

Tongue features

Synonyms

References

  1. Yu YJ, Warman Chardon J, Bourque PR. Systematic analysis of clinical deficits in unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy. Muscle Nerve 2016; doi: 10.1002/mus.25258 (Epub ahead of print).
  2. Omura S, Nakajima Y, Kobayashi S, Ono S, Fujita K. Oral manifestations and differential diagnosis of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy: report of two cases. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1997; 84:635-640.
  3. Ahmed SV, Akram MS. Isolated unilateral idiopathic transient hypoglossal nerve palsy. BMJ Case Rep 2014; pii:bcr2014203930.
  4. Wee TC, Markus R, G Simon N. Teaching Video NeuroImages: Tongue myokymia in hypoglossal neuropathy. Neurology 2019; 93:e214.

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