Cricopharyngeal Muscle Dysfunction Following Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Placement

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Oct 1;144(10):948-949. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1700.

Authors

Bryan J Stevens¹, Ashley M Geer², Gregory R Dion^{1

2}, Adrienne M Laury^{1

2}, Nicholas J Scalzitti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
² Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.

PMID: 30073244
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1700

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Electric Stimulation Therapy / adverse effects*
Female
Fluoroscopy
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypoglossal Nerve / physiopathology*
Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / etiology*
Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
Middle Aged
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy*