Collet-Sicard syndrome

Col·let-Si·card syn·drome

(kō-lā' sē-kahr'),

unilateral lesions of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth cranial nerves producing Vernet syndrome and paralysis of the tongue on the same side.

Collet-Sicard syndrome

(kō-le′sē-kar′)

[Frédric-Justin Collet, Fr. otorhinolaryngologist, 1870-1966; Jean Anasthase Sicard, Fr. radiologist, 1872-1929]

Unilateral paralysis of cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII, e.g. after a fracture of the occipital condyle of the skull. The syndrome may also be caused by brain abscesses or tumors.

Collet,

Frédric-Justin, French otolaryngologist, 1870–.

Collet-Sicard syndrome - unilateral lesions of cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII, producing Vernet syndrome and paralysis of the tongue on the same side.

Sicard,

Jean Anasthase, French physician, 1872-1929.

Collet-Sicard syndrome - see under Collet

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The Collet-Sicard syndrome (CSS) describes the clinical manifestations of palsies involving all four of these cranial nerves.

A clinical diagnosis of Collet-Sicard syndrome due to otitis media was made.

Desai, "A case of Collet-Sicard syndrome caused by necrotizing otitis externa," Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, vol.

Reitman, "Infectious Collet-Sicard syndrome in the differential diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident: a case of head-to-neck dissociation with skull-based osteomyelitis," Spine Journal, vol.

Skull Base Osteomyelitis from Otitis Media Presenting as the Collet-Sicard Syndrome

Collet-Sicard Syndrome in a Patient with Jefferson Fracture.

Sindrome de Collet-Sicard como forma de presentacion de fracturas combinadas del atlas y condilos occipitales

A syndrome consisting of unilateral lesions of the last four cranial nerves was first described by Collet and Sicard and is now called the Collet-Sicard syndrome (23,24).

Irreversible injury of cranial nerves 9 trough 12 (Collet-Sicard syndrome).

Multiple cranial nerve injuries following closed head trauma: case report and review/Lesiones de multiples nervios craneales luego de traumatismo craneal cerrado: reporte de caso y revision del tema