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- Title
Tapia Syndrome after Cervical Spine Surgery.
- Authors
Jung Hoon Kang; Dong Min Kim; Seok Won Kim
- Abstract
Tapia syndrome is a rare entity characterized by unilateral paralysis of the tongue and vocal cord caused by Xth and XIIth cranial nerve lesions. However, there has been no report of Tapia syndrome immediately following spine surgery. A 47-year-old man underwent posterior decompressive laminectomy for cervical stenosis. The surgery took about 117 minutes and it was uneventful. Postoperatively he developed hoarseness of voice during speech, with deviation of tongue protrusion. On laryngoscopic examination, paralysis of the left side of the tongue and the soft palate was found and complete palsy of the left vocal cord was noted. After excluding surgical cause and craniocervical lesion, a clinical diagnosis of Tapia syndrome was made. Here we report a rare case of Tapia syndrome developed after posterior approach for cervical spine surgery and discuss the possible mechanisms of this uncommon syndrome.
- Subjects
CERVICAL vertebrae; NECK; CRANIAL nerves; PERIPHERAL nervous system; SPINAL surgery; SURGERY
- Publication
Korean Journal of Spine, 2013, Vol 10, Issue 4, p249
- ISSN
1738-2262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14245/kjs.2013.10.4.249