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Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 174-176 , December 2010

Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy following open surgery in the beach-chair position under general anesthesia: A case report

Received 15 August 2009 ,Accepted 29 September 2009.

(A) External photograph of 5 days after surgery. The tongue was deviated to the left side on protrusion, demonstrating a lack of function of the left hypoglossal nerve. (B) External photograph 6 month

(A) External photograph of 5 days after surgery. The tongue was deviated to the left side on protrusion, demonstrating a lack of function of the left hypoglossal nerve. (B) External photograph 6 months later; normal function of the hypoglossal nerve without other neurological problems. The symptoms were completely resolved.
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