Laryngo- rhino- otologie
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Laryngo- rhino- otologie · Oct 1996
Case Reports[Hypoglossal nerve paralysis after endonasal paranasal sinus operation in intubation narcosis].
In the literature the possibility of a pressure trauma to the hypoglossal nerve between the root of the tongue and the ligamentum stylohyoideum is discussed. A recent in vivo study examined the effects of forced reclination of the head on the nerve. ⋯ We believe that the short pressure of the Mcintosh spatula produced the hypoglossal nerve palsy described.