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[Dysphagia] hypoglossal nerve injury

Subject: [Dysphagia] hypoglossal nerve injury
From: eripley at yahoo.com (Irene Campbell-Taylor)
Date: Sat Oct 2 14:59:06 2004
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The literature on carotid endarterectomy indicates how common damage to the hypoglossal is in surgery. Recovery occurs - if the nerve is not transected - but may take up to a year.
Irene.




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