Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis

Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis

“Partial paralysis” of the larynx is a term often used to describe a hypomobile vocal fold as is the term “paresis.” We present a case of a dysphonic patient with a mobility disorder of the vocal fold, for whom idiopathic “partial paralysis” was the diagnosis made after laryngeal electromyography, a...

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Main Authors: Alexander Delides, Panagiotis Kokotis, Pavlos Maragoudakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/351704
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spelling doaj-0723e2ecadd146198840fec51bcc00462020-11-24T21:57:47ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732015-01-01201510.1155/2015/351704351704Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate DiagnosisAlexander Delides0Panagiotis Kokotis1Pavlos Maragoudakis2Second Department of Otolaryngology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, “Attikon” University Hospital, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Neurology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, “Attikon” University Hospital, 12462 Athens, GreeceSecond Department of Otolaryngology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, “Attikon” University Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece“Partial paralysis” of the larynx is a term often used to describe a hypomobile vocal fold as is the term “paresis.” We present a case of a dysphonic patient with a mobility disorder of the vocal fold, for whom idiopathic “partial paralysis” was the diagnosis made after laryngeal electromyography, and discuss a proposition for a different implementation of the term.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/351704
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Pavlos Maragoudakis
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Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis
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title_short Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis
title_full Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis
title_fullStr Partial Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis or Paresis? In Search for the Accurate Diagnosis
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description “Partial paralysis” of the larynx is a term often used to describe a hypomobile vocal fold as is the term “paresis.” We present a case of a dysphonic patient with a mobility disorder of the vocal fold, for whom idiopathic “partial paralysis” was the diagnosis made after laryngeal electromyography, and discuss a proposition for a different implementation of the term.
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