The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Jun 2008
Case ReportsIsolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve paralysis following open septoplasty.
We describe a patient with postoperative unilateral hypoglossal nerve paralysis after an uncomplicated intubation. Postoperative evaluation showed that he had an Arnold Chiari type 1 malformation. The paralysis resolved completely by the second postoperative month.