Isolated unilateral vagus nerve palsy secondary to trauma
ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.180-182, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.5505/tjtes.2013.58159
- Dergi Adı: ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.180-182
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Emergency department, isolated vagus nerve palsy, trauma evaluation, GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL, FRACTURE
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 41-year-old man presented to emergency service with loss of consciousness lasting 20 minutes after a piece of wood struck the right side of his face. Shortly after admission, he developed difficulty swallowing. On admission, he was alert and had normal vital findings. There was no motor, sensorial, or cerebellar deficit. Deviation of the uvula to the left side and pharyngeal reflex loss on the right side was obvious. The right vocal cord was paralyzed. Other cranial nerves were intact on examination. The patient's cranial computed tomography (CT), CT-angiogram, cranial and neck magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, MR-angiogram, and cervical and lung X-ray were normal. We evaluated this case with isolated unilateral vagus nerve palsy (VNP) secondary to trauma at the emergency department. Our case illustrated that trauma can cause isolated VNP with the absence of abnormal findings on imaging modalities.