Two Cases of Delayed Post-radiation Lower Cranial Nerve Palsies
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 55-58, 2008.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-30335
ABSTRACT
Radiation-induced lower cranial neuropathy shows a clinical presentation similar to tumor recurrence or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We experienced two patients with bulbar palsies several years after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed no evidence of tumor recurrence. Electrophysiologic studies demonstrated mild denervation changes and myokymic discharges in muscles innervated by cranial nerves. Bulbar palsies progressed for 1 year then became stable. We emphasize the importance of myokymic discharges in the differential diagnosis of radiation-induced cranial neuropathy as radiation plexopathies.
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Assunto principal:
Paralisia Bulbar Progressiva
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Recidiva
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Encéfalo
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
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Doenças dos Nervos Cranianos
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Nervos Cranianos
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Mioquimia
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Denervação
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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