PubMed · 1989 · 17 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurological SurgerySurgeryPeripheral Nerve SurgeryTrauma NeurosurgeryAtlantoaxial InjuryCranial Nerve PalsiesCranial NervesHypoglossal Nerve DisordersPeripheral Nerve InjurySkull FracturesAtlanto-occipital Joint AnatomyIsolated Hypoglossal Nerve PalsyTraumatic Cranial Nerve PalsiesTraumatic Hypoglossal Nerve InjuryTraumatic Palsy
Isolated fracture through the atlanto-occipital region is not common and can easily be missed, clinically and radiologically. The long-term outlook from an isolated twelveth nerve palsy has been good in our experience of two cases.