Vocal Fold Paresis: An Evolving Clinical Concept
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Vocal fold paresis and paralysis.
Diagnosis and treatment of the immobile or hypomobile vocal fold are challenging for the otolaryngologist. True paralysis and paresis result from vocal fold denervation secondary to injury to the laryngeal or vagus nerve. Vocal fold paresis or paralysis may be unilateral or bilateral, central or peripheral, and it may involve the recurrent laryngeal nerve, superior laryngeal nerve, or both. The...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2167-583X
DOI: 10.1007/s40136-013-0019-4