hypoglossal nerve

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hypoglossal

[hi″po-glos´al]

hypoglossal nerve the twelfth cranial nerve; its modality is purely motor, serving the intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other muscles beneath the tongue. See Appendix 3-5.

hypoglossal nerve

Either of the 12th pair of cranial nerves that innervate the muscles of the tongue.

hypoglossal nerve

Etymology: Gk, hypo + glossa, tongue

either of a pair of cranial nerves essential for swallowing and for moving the tongue. Each nerve has four major branches, communicates with the vagus nerve, and arises from nucleus XII in the brain. Also called nervus hypoglossus, twelfth cranial nerve.

Hypoglossal nerve assessment

hypoglossal nerve

the 12th CRANIAL NERVE of higher vertebrates, the motor nerve supplying the floor of the mouth and the tongue.

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We referred the patient to the neurology department under a suspicion of left hypoglossal nerve palsy.

Transient hypoglossal nerve palsy after transoral intubation for general anesthesia

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation improves obstructive sleep apnea: 12-month outcomes.

Nuevas Perspectivas en el Tratamiento del Sindrome de Apnea-Hipopnea Obstructiva del Sueno

In our study, acute unilateral stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea resulted in progressive increases in inspiratory airflow with increasing stimulation intensity, and inspiratory flow limitation was completely eliminated in the majority of patients," said Dr.

Hypoglossal nerve stimulation improves airflow in obstructive sleep apnea

Dissections of five modern human cadavers also yielded no indication that larger hypoglossal canals carry thicker hypoglossal nerves.

Skull canals spark speech-origins dispute

Therefore, it is most critical to assess the patient's tongue movement and swallow which reflect function of cranial nerve XI, the hypoglossal nerve, and cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve.

Patient Care Following Carotid Endarterectomy

The difficulties in exposing this foramen are created by its deep location and the surrounding vital structures, such as the carotid artery anteriorly, the hypoglossal nerve medially, the facial nerve laterally and the vertebral artery inferiorly.

The jugular foramen: compartmentalisation

Examination also revealed paralysis of the left hypoglossal nerve and the left glossopharyngeal nerve.

OK-432 injection therapy for cystadenocarcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report

One patient had transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, while one patient suffered from a transient palsy of the right hypoglossal nerve with persisting dysgeusia.

Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy with Central Neck Dissection

Therapeutic electrical stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve in obstructive sleep apnea.

Estimulacion del nervio hipogloso: una nueva alternativa en el tratamiento de la apnea obstructiva del sueno

Injuries to the hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII) are rare.

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