Bilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy due to Brainstem Infarction: A Rare Presentation of Presumed Pyogenic Meningitis.
A G T A KariyawasamChathuranga Lakmal FonsekaS D A L SinghapuraJ S HewavithanaHerath Mudiyanselage Meththananda HerathK D PathiranaPublished in: Case reports in neurological medicine (2018)
Isolated bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy is an extremely rare cranial nerve palsy, secondary to pyogenic meningitis. To our knowledge, this should be the first reported case of isolated bilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy due to a brainstem infarct in the background of pyogenic meningitis.