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Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential in Hypoglossal Nerve Schwannoma: A Case Report
Aravind Kumar Rajasekaran1, Amey Rajan Savardekar2, Nagaraja Rao Shivashankar1
1Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Background:
Schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve is rare. This case report documents an atypical abnormality of the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) in a patient with schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve. The observed abnormality was attributed to the proximity of the hypoglossal nerve to the spinal accessory nerve in the medullary cistern and base of the skull.
Purpose:
To report cVEMP abnormality in a patient with hypoglossal nerve schwannoma and provide an anatomical correlation for this abnormality.
Research Design:
Case report.
Study Sample:
A 44-yr-old woman.
Data Collection:
Pure-tone and speech audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic stapedial reflex, auditory brainstem response, and cVEMP testing were performed.
Results:
The audiological test results were normal except for the absence of cVEMP on the lesion side (right).
Conclusions:
A cVEMP abnormality indicating a compromised spinal accessory nerve was observed in a patient with hypoglossal nerve schwannoma. This case report highlights the importance of recording cVEMP in relevant neurological conditions and provides clinical proof for the involvement of the spinal accessory nerve in the vestibulocollic reflex pathway.
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