the twelfth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the tongue
hypoglossal nerve in American English
noun
Anatomy
either one of the twelfth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the tongue
Word origin
[1840–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bypass, creationism, dope, plaque, warmup
Examples of 'hypoglossal nerve' in a sentence
hypoglossal nerve
This retract was the cause of the hypoglossal nerve injury.
Tatsuya Yasuda, Daisuke Togawa, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Yu Yamato, Sho Kobayashi, HideyukiArima, Yukihiro Matsuyama 2015, 'Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Complication of an Anterior Approach for Cervical SpineSurgery', Asian Spine Journalhttp://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-9-295.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additionally, axonal supercharge from the hypoglossal nerve significantly improved outcomes.
Hajime Matsumine, MD, PhD, Ryo Sasaki, DDS, PhD, Yuichi Takeuchi, PhD, Yorikatsu Watanabe,MD, PhD, Yosuke Niimi, MD, Hiroyuki Sakurai, MD, PhD, Mariko Miyata, MD, PhD, MasayukiYamato, PhD 2014, 'Unilateral Multiple Facial Nerve Branch Reconstruction Using “End-to-side Loop Graft”Supercharged by Hypoglossal Nerve', Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Openhttp://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2014/10000/Article.9.aspx. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Only one patient showed contrast enhancement in the hypoglossal nerve.
Thomas Skripuletz, Kaweh Pars, Alina Schulte, Philipp Schwenkenbecher, Özlem Yildiz,Tina Ganzenmueller, Maike Kuhn, Annette Spreer, Ulrich Wurster, Refik Pul, MartinStangel, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Corinna Trebst 2018, 'Varicella zoster virus infections in neurological patients: a clinical study', BMC Infectious Diseaseshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3137-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Somite-derived muscle tissue was innervated, likely by the hypoglossal nerve, when replacing the ear.
Karen L. Elliott, Douglas W. Houston, Bernd Fritzsch 2013, 'Transplantation of Xenopus laevis Tissues to Determine the Ability of Motor Neuronsto Acquire a Novel Target', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0055541. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The transient hypoglossal nerve paralysis seemed to be due to neuropraxia.
Sammy Al-Benna 2013, 'Right hypoglossal nerve paralysis after tracheal intubation for aesthetic breast surgery',Saudi Journal of Anaesthesiahttp://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2013;volume=7;issue=3;spage=341;epage=343;aulast=Al-Benna. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Decompression of the hypoglossal nerve and craniocervical fixation led to satisfactory long-term (>5 years) outcome.
Sudhakar Vadivelu, Zihan Masood, Bryan Krueger, Rudy Marciano, David Chen, Cliff Houseman,Salvatore Insinga 2017, 'Long-term resolution of delayed onset hypoglossal nerve palsy following occipitalcondyle fracture: Case report and review of the literature', Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spinehttp://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2017;volume=8;issue=2;spage=149;epage=152;aulast=Vadivelu. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
7 (15.89%) had transient cranial nerve palsy most commonly involving hypoglossal nerve.
Gulam Nabi Lone, Adil Pervaiz Shah, Perveez Ahmad Malik, Seth Mujtaba Hussain, GhulamMohammad Wani 2016, 'Carotid Body Tumors: Surgical Management and Review of Patients Over 10 Years', Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgeryhttp://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2016;volume=3;issue=3;spage=90;epage=95;aulast=Lone. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Removal of the impacted tooth resulted in the improvement of function of the hypoglossal nerve.
Farhan Durrani, Royana Singh 2009, 'Isolated Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Infected Impacted Tooth', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/231947. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here, we report a case of craniocervical junction tuberculosis presenting with unilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy.
Davood Fathi, Hamid Ebadi 2012, 'Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: As the Only Presentation of Tuberculosis', Acta Medica Iranicahttp://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/22714.pdf&manuscript_id=22714. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The contralateral hypoglossal nerve was kept intact and used as the normal control.
Shih-Jung Cheng, Jang-Jaer Lee, Hao-Hueng Chang, Hsin-Ming Chen, Meng-Ling Chiang,Mark Yen-Ping Kuo, Chi-Yu Tseng, Sang-Heng Kok 2011, 'Differential Toxicities of Intraneurally Injected Mercuric Chloride for Sympatheticand Somatic Motor Fibers: An Ultrastructural Study', Journal of the Formosan Medical Associationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664611600156. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)