A case of hypoglossal nerve palsy with evolving cranial nerve involvement in renal cell carcinoma: a case report
The differential for hypoglossal nerve with evolving cranial nerves 9 and 10 involvement can be broad owing to the course of the nerve, the structures surrounding it, and its pathway. It is important for providers to include bony metastatic disease in the differential diagnosis for headaches with multiple cranial neuropathies.
Authors
- Shadi Shams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-2820)
- Abhishek Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-4716)
- Sun Choo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8529-4447)
- Dehua Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7322-2371)
- A. Broughton
- Katrina Lambeth
- Katherine Dove
Institutions
- UC San Diego Health System (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-025-05193-3
- Primary Topic
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00