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Document Type : Article In Journal 
Document Title :
Cavernous malformation of the hypoglossal nerve: case report and review of the literature
Cavernous malformation of the hypoglossal nerve: case report and review of the literature
 
Subject : Neurosurgery 
Document Language : English 
Abstract : OBJECTIVE: To describe a patient who presented with a hypoglossal nerve palsy caused by a cavernous malformation, review the literature on cavernous malformations associated with cranial nerves and the differential diagnosis of hypoglossal palsy. RESULTS: Partial resection of the lesion was achieved and the diagnosis of cavernous malformation proven histologically. CONCLUSIONS: Involvement of a cranial nerve by a cavernous malformation is very uncommon and the facial nerve is the example most frequently reported. This case report adds another possible site for this rare occurrence 
ISSN : 0317-1671 
Journal Name : The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 
Volume : 29 
Issue Number : 2 
Publishing Year : 1423 AH
2002 AD 
Article Type : Case Report 
Added Date : Thursday, April 7, 2011 

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بسام عداسAddas, Bassam ResearcherDoctorate 

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