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Iatrogenic Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis after Radiofrequency Lesioning for Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
✍ Scribed by Nina Chinosornvatana; Peak Woo; Mark Sivak; Chih-Kwang Sung
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 616 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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✦ Synopsis
The patient's laryngeal EMG demonstrated a right superior laryngeal nerve and right recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, with polyphasic units, nascent units, and reduced recruitment. This is suggestive of a high partial vagal injury with evidence of active reinnervation.