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Jugular foramen syndrome

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Jugular foramen syndrome
Human brain inferior view showing cranial nerves

Jugular foramen syndrome, or Vernet's syndrome, is characterized by paresis of the glossopharyngeal, vagal, and accessory (with or without the hypoglossal) nerves.[1][2]

Symptoms

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Symptoms of this syndrome are consequences of this paresis. As such, an affected patient may show:[citation needed]

Causes

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Diagnosis

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  • Gadolinium enhanced mri for vestibular schwannoma
  • mri and biopsy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  • based on nerve palsies
  • NCCT for occipital bone fracture

References

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  1. ^ Erol, Fatih Serhat; Kaplan, Metin; Kavakli, Ahmet; Ozveren, M. Faik (June 2005). "Jugular foramen syndrome caused by choleastatoma". Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 107 (4): 342–346. doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.08.006. PMID 15885397.
  2. ^ Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo, ed. (2012). Schmidek and Sweet Indications, Methods and Results (Expert Consult - Online and Print) (6th ed.). London: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 2337. ISBN 9781455723287.