TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Unilateral isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by gunshot injury
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Ozdemir, Bulent
A1  - Kanat, Ayhan
A1  - Batcik, Sule
A1  - Batcik, Osman Ersagun
A1  - Celiker, Metin
A1  - Kayayurt, Kamil
SP  - 424
EP  - 426
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - Cranial nerve palsies after gunshot injury are not uncommon. However, in the literature, only 1 patient with isolated hypoglossal nerve paralysis caused by gunshot has been published. The authors describe a 34-year-old man suffering from unilateral isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by gunshot injury as a second reported patient. The bullet entered maxillary sinus, and caused condylar fracture, then ended up C1-2 interspace. The bullet was surgically removed by a posterior approach. It is important to pay attention to hypoglossal nerve injury when confronted with a gunshot wound. The authors recommend early and sufficient surgical decompression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000004126
ID  - ref1
ER  -