Cranial nerve disease outside the skull base is a common cause of facial and/or neck pain,
which causes significant disability for patients and frustration for clinicians. Neuropathy in …

The hypoglossal nerve gives motor innervation to the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the
tongue. Pathology of this nerve affects the balanced action of the genioglossus muscle …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study is to compare the prevalence of hypoglossal canal
lesions and identify differentiating imaging features. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A 15 …

An 80-year-old woman with a history of arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, glaucoma,
andbreastcancertreated10yearsagocame to the neurology department with a right-sided …

Hypoglossal nerve palsy (HNP) is a potential cause of dysphagia. A 66-year-old man
presented to our hospital with dysphagia and neck pain. One year prior to his first visit, he …

Introduction. The authors report a rare cause of isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by
a high cervical osteophyte. This case increases clinical knowledge of an underreported …

A 63-year-old man had a 5-week history of a constant right-sided pulsating headache that
was initially temporo-parietal but migrated to the suboccipital area. This was associated with …

Awoman in her 80s presented to the emergency department with a 4-month history of
“tongue swelling,” mild drooling, difficulty in swallowing, and slurred speech that worsened …

Patients diagnosed with cranial neuralgias have a sharp, stabbing pain about the face and
head. These pains are caused by a malfunction or dysfunction of the cranial nerves and the …

Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy is rare, and etiological diagnosis is difficult. We report a
case of a 64-year-old Caucasian woman, evaluated due to gradually progressive slurred …