Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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A case of idiopathic isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy in a Korean child

  • Yoon, Ji-Hoi (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Kyung-Lae (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Hae-Jung (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Seo-Hui (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Yul (Department of Physical Education, Kyungnam University College of Education) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Koo (Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Hwa (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2011.03.25
  • Accepted : 2011.07.14
  • Published : 2011.12.15
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Abstract

Hypoglossal nerve palsy (HNP) is an uncommon neurological abnormality that can provoke characteristic clinical signs, including unilateral atrophy of the tongue musculature. We present the case of a healthy 11-year-old Korean male who was admitted to the outpatient department of our institution with acute onset dysarthria, tongue fasciculations, and right-sided tongue weakness upon awakening. His evaluation included a virology work-up, neck magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), brain MRI, and otorhinolaryngological physical examination; all tests were normal and showed no evidence of inflammation. Fifteen days after the onset of symptoms, the patient recovered completely. Herein, we report a case of idiopathic isolated HNP in a Korean male.

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