Unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by an intraneural ganglion cyst: Case report

Yoichi Nonaka; Peter M. Grossi; Carol A. Filomena; Allan H. Friedman; Takanori Fukushima

doi:10.3171/2010.1.JNS091526

Unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by an intraneural ganglion cyst: Case report

Yoichi Nonaka, Peter M. Grossi, Carol A. Filomena, Allan H. Friedman, Takanori Fukushima

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Abstract

The authors describe a rare case of unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by an intraneural ganglion cyst. Three similar cases have been reported with pathological classification still under consideration. One case was classified as an intraneural ganglion cyst and 2 cases were classified as atlantooccipital joint synovial cysts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	380-383
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Neurosurgery
Volume	113
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/2010.1.JNS091526
State	Published - Aug 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atlantooccipital joint
Hypoglossal nerve palsy
Intraneural ganglion cyst
Synovial cyst
Transcondylar approach

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