Case Report: Tapia’s Syndrome after Prolonged and Repeated Intubations
Journal Title: Journal of Anesthesia and Surgery - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Tapia rsquo s syndrome is the extra cranial involvement of cranial nerves X and XII causing often reversible ipsilateral paralysis of the vocal cords and tongue In the majority of reported cases it is a rare complication of anaesthetic airway management and head positioning during the surgery We describe a patient with post-operative unilateral Tapia rsquo s syndrome after multiple general anaesthetics with uncomplicated prolonged endotracheal intubation
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Rebekah Tan
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- DOI 10.15436/2377-1364.18.1960
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