• Rev Neurol France · Aug 2011

    Case Reports

    [Isolated palsy of the hypoglossal nerve complicating infectious mononucleosis].

    • C Carra-Dallière, R Mernes, and R Juntas-Morales.
    • Service de neurologie, hôpital Gui-de-Chauliac, CHU de Montpellier, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France. clarisse.dalliere@wanadoo.fr
    • Rev Neurol France. 2011 Aug 1;167(8-9):635-7.

    IntroductionNeurological complications of infectious mononucleosis are rare. Various disorders have been described: meningitis, encephalitis, peripheral neuropathy. Isolated cranial nerve palsy has rarely been reported.ObservationA 16-year-old man was admitted for isolated and unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy, four weeks after infectious mononucleosis. Cerebral MRI, cerebrospinal fluid study and electromyography were normal. IgM anti-VCA were positive. Two months later, without treatment, the tongue had almost fully recovered.ConclusionTo the best of our knowledge, only seven cases of isolated palsy of the hypoglossal nerve complicating infectious mononucleosis have been previously reported.Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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