HIRUDO DECORA

\hɜːɹˈuːdə͡ʊ dˈɛkɔːɹə], \hɜːɹˈuːdə‍ʊ dˈɛkɔːɹə], \h_ɜː_ɹ_ˈuː_d_əʊ d_ˈɛ_k_ɔː_ɹ_ə]\

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1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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Hypoglossal Neuropathy

  • twelfth cranial (hypoglossal) nuclei. fascicles are located in medulla, exits via hypoglossal foramen innervates muscles tongue. Lower brain stem diseases, including ischemia MOTOR NEURON affect nuclei fascicles. nerve may also be injured by diseases of the posterior fossa or skull base. Clinical manifestations include unilateral musculature and lingual dysarthria, with deviation tongue towards side weakness upon attempted protrusion.
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