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Palsy of accessory nerve

MedGen UID:
1699864
•Concept ID:
C5231190
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Accessory Nerve Palsy; Cranial Nerve XI Palsy; Eleventh Cranial Nerve Palsy; Palsy of eleventh cranial nerve; Spinal Accessory Nerve Palsy
SNOMED CT: Palsy of eleventh cranial nerve (827048002); Palsy of accessory nerve (827048002)

Definition

Partial or complete paralysis of the spinal accessory nerve. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPalsy of accessory nerve

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Muscle Tendon Transfers Around the Shoulder: Diagnosis, Treatment, Surgical Techniques, and Outcomes.
Li X, Galvin JW, Zalneraitis BH, Gasbarro G, Parada SA, Eichinger JK, Boileau P, Warner JJP, Elhassan BT
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2022 May 4;104(9):833-850. Epub 2022 Feb 25 doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.00398. PMID: 35213452
Scapula alata: Diagnosis and treatment by nerve surgery and tendon transfers.
Lafosse T, D'Utruy A, El Hassan B, Grandjean A, Bouyer M, Masmejean E
Hand Surg Rehabil 2022 Feb;41S:S44-S53. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2020.09.016. PMID: 34246815
Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging.
Didesch JT, Tang P
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Apr;44(4):321-330. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.08.008. PMID: 30292717

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Controversies in relation to neck management in N0 early oral tongue cancer.
Hanai N, Asakage T, Kiyota N, Homma A, Hayashi R
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2019 Apr 1;49(4):297-305. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyy196. PMID: 30668761
Management and prognosis of cancers in the accessory parotid gland.
Han X, Zhang X, Gao Y, Pang P, Liu F, Sun C
J Int Med Res 2018 Dec;46(12):4930-4933. Epub 2018 Oct 5 doi: 10.1177/0300060518767792. PMID: 30289052Free PMC Article
Cranial Nerve Coactivation and Implication for Nerve Transfers to the Facial Nerve.
Jensson D, Enghag S, Bylund N, Jonsson L, Wikström J, Grindlund M, Flink R, Rodriguez-Lorenzo A
Plast Reconstr Surg 2018 Apr;141(4):582e-585e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000004235. PMID: 29595736
Nonprimary dystonias.
Dressler D
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;100:513-38. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52014-2.00038-0. PMID: 21496605
Results of nerve transfers to the musculocutaneous and axillary nerves.
Samardzić M, Rasulić L, Grujicić D, Milicić B
Neurosurgery 2000 Jan;46(1):93-101; discussion 101-3. PMID: 10626940

Diagnosis

Scapula alata: Diagnosis and treatment by nerve surgery and tendon transfers.
Lafosse T, D'Utruy A, El Hassan B, Grandjean A, Bouyer M, Masmejean E
Hand Surg Rehabil 2022 Feb;41S:S44-S53. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2020.09.016. PMID: 34246815
Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging.
Didesch JT, Tang P
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Apr;44(4):321-330. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.08.008. PMID: 30292717
Scapular winging: an update.
Meininger AK, Figuerres BF, Goldberg BA
J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2011 Aug;19(8):453-62. doi: 10.5435/00124635-201108000-00001. PMID: 21807913
Nonprimary dystonias.
Dressler D
Handb Clin Neurol 2011;100:513-38. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52014-2.00038-0. PMID: 21496605
Pearls: neuromuscular disorders.
Greenberg SA
Semin Neurol 2010 Feb;30(1):28-34. Epub 2010 Feb 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1244992. PMID: 20127578

Therapy

Controversies in relation to neck management in N0 early oral tongue cancer.
Hanai N, Asakage T, Kiyota N, Homma A, Hayashi R
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2019 Apr 1;49(4):297-305. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyy196. PMID: 30668761
Cranial nerve palsy following central neuraxial block in obstetrics - a review of the literature and analysis of 43 case reports.
Chambers DJ, Bhatia K
Int J Obstet Anesth 2017 May;31:13-26. Epub 2017 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2017.02.003. PMID: 28343842
Occupational therapy for accessory nerve palsy after radical neck dissection.
Chida S, Shimada Y, Matsunaga T, Sato M, Hatakeyama K, Mizoi K
Tohoku J Exp Med 2002 Mar;196(3):157-65. doi: 10.1620/tjem.196.157. PMID: 12002272
Results of nerve transfers to the musculocutaneous and axillary nerves.
Samardzić M, Rasulić L, Grujicić D, Milicić B
Neurosurgery 2000 Jan;46(1):93-101; discussion 101-3. PMID: 10626940
Accessory nerve palsy.
Olarte M, Adams D
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1977 Nov;40(11):1113-6. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.40.11.1113. PMID: 202681Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Neuralgic amyotrophy and COVID-19 infection: 2 cases of spinal accessory nerve palsy.
Coll C, Tessier M, Vandendries C, Seror P
Joint Bone Spine 2021 Oct;88(5):105196. Epub 2021 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105196. PMID: 33901661Free PMC Article
Management and prognosis of cancers in the accessory parotid gland.
Han X, Zhang X, Gao Y, Pang P, Liu F, Sun C
J Int Med Res 2018 Dec;46(12):4930-4933. Epub 2018 Oct 5 doi: 10.1177/0300060518767792. PMID: 30289052Free PMC Article
Combined injury of the accessory nerve and brachial plexus.
Bertelli JA, Ghizoni MF
Neurosurgery 2011 Feb;68(2):390-5; discussion 396. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318201d7d9. PMID: 21135731
Results of nerve transfers to the musculocutaneous and axillary nerves.
Samardzić M, Rasulić L, Grujicić D, Milicić B
Neurosurgery 2000 Jan;46(1):93-101; discussion 101-3. PMID: 10626940
Spinal accessory nerve injury.
Wiater JM, Bigliani LU
Clin Orthop Relat Res 1999 Nov;(368):5-16. PMID: 10613148

Clinical prediction guides

Timing of Nerve Recovery After Nerve Grafting in Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy Patients With Isolated Upper Trunk Neuromas.
Lee JA, Smith BT, Egro FM, Stanger M, Koster W, Grunwaldt LJ
Ann Plast Surg 2021 Oct 1;87(4):446-450. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000002939. PMID: 34559713
Controversies in relation to neck management in N0 early oral tongue cancer.
Hanai N, Asakage T, Kiyota N, Homma A, Hayashi R
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2019 Apr 1;49(4):297-305. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyy196. PMID: 30668761
Clinical and Electromyographic Characteristics of Unilateral Vocal Fold Paralysis With Lower Cranial Nerve Injury.
Hu R, Li Y, Xu W, Cheng L, Ren H
J Voice 2017 Jan;31(1):126.e1-126.e6. Epub 2016 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2015.12.016. PMID: 26846541
Combined injury of the accessory nerve and brachial plexus.
Bertelli JA, Ghizoni MF
Neurosurgery 2011 Feb;68(2):390-5; discussion 396. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318201d7d9. PMID: 21135731
Pearls: neuromuscular disorders.
Greenberg SA
Semin Neurol 2010 Feb;30(1):28-34. Epub 2010 Feb 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1244992. PMID: 20127578

Recent systematic reviews

Gracilis Muscle-Free Flap Objective Improvement of Oral Commissure Excursion in Facial Palsy Reanimation Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Fernández-Carrera González I, Gavilanes Plasencia J, Mata Castro N
Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med 2023 Sep-Oct;25(5):396-402. Epub 2023 Feb 14 doi: 10.1089/fpsam.2022.0283. PMID: 36787475
Treatment of neurogenic scapular winging: a systematic review on outcomes after nonsurgical management and tendon transfer surgery.
Geurkink TH, Gacaferi H, Marang-van de Mheen PJ, Schoones JW, de Groot JH, Nagels J, Nelissen RGHH
J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2023 Feb;32(2):e35-e47. Epub 2022 Oct 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2022.09.009. PMID: 36252782

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