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Bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsies following head injury
R J Brennan1, J P Shirley, J S Compton
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia.
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
Bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsies following head injury are very rare, with only two cases previously being reported. We present the case of an 11-year-old boy who developed this disorder after being struck by a car, and discuss the mechanism of injury, which is most likely traction on the hypoglossal nerve.