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Airway obstruction due to bilateral vocal cord paralysis as a complication of stroke
1Department of Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Southern Medical Journal
|November 1, 1987
Abstract:
In two patients with unilateral cortical stroke, bilateral vocal cord paralysis resulted in airway obstruction. Realization of this potential complication can lead to vigilant monitoring and early tracheostomy if needed.