Abstract
Background: A 20-year-old woman with a right occipital condylar fracture and bilateral hypoglossal nerve injury is presented. Only 17 cases of condylar fracture have been reported in the literature. Methods: The patient was evaluated with plain films, coronal and axial cut CT, and MRI. Results: MRI showed a severely distorted but otherwise normal medulla and a displaced condylar bone fragment. Conclusion: Condylar fracture may cause twelfth nerve palsy by injuring the central or peripheral nerve.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 145-148 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - May 1996 |