The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery
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Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg · Jan 2010
Case ReportsTapia's syndrome after repair of a fractured mandible.
A 41-year-old gentleman underwent surgical repair of the fractured right parasymphisis and left condyle of his mandible. Post-operatively he developed hoarseness of voice and dyspnoea during speech, with deviation of the tongue on protrusion. After excluding intracranial and surgical causes, a clinical diagnosis of Tapia's syndrome was made.