What is the diagnosis? Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome Hypoglossal nerve injury Lingual carcinoma Sarcoidosis Vitamin B12 deficiency
True Denervation atrophy of the tongue following the damage to Hypoglossal Nerve/ Nucleus. Paralysis of tongue due to its attachment to Medulla Obligenta is damaged.
Damage to the hypoglossal nucleus or hypoglossal nerve can cause denervation atrophy of the tongue, as seen in this patient. The patient had undergone right-sided radical neck dissection 7 years earlier for a malignant tumor of the right tonsil.
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