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Medical Case Studies
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Medical Case Studies
Vocal cord paralysis
Vocal cord paresis
Vocal cord paresis (or paralysis) is weakness of one or both vocal folds. Symptoms of paresis include hoarseness; vocal fatigue; mild to severe reduction in vocal volume; pain in the throat when speaking; shortness of breath; aspiration (food or liquids going down the trachea) with frequent resultant coughing, and in extreme cases may cause death. Gargling fluids may also become difficult. Vocal cord paresis can greatly impact daily life, employment, job choice, social interactions, and leisure time pursuits. Reduced vocal cord mobility may decrease the effectiveness of coughing, swallowing, or sneezing in removing mucosal wastes from the laryngeal area...
Vocal cord paralysis - List of case studies
- Multinodular Thyroid Goiter with normal functioning
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since tumor that is hard on palpation, or that causes vocal cord paralysis for example are an absolute indication for surgery, as are other ...
- Hyperthyroidism in autoimmune non-nodular thyroiditis
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(from damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve with vocal cord paralysis ) and hypocalcemia from hypoparathyroidism . These ...
- 1st and 2nd Motor Neuron Disease of ALS-type
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processes . Signal anomalies on the cervical spinal cord, evident in the bilateral axial sequences but more evident in the right ... Laryngeal fibroscope : mobile true vocal cords, closure of the true vocal cords present in phonation, valid ...
- List of Symptoms
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as “dark spots” Visual hallucinations Vocal cord problem Voice problem Vomit episodes (repeated) Vomiting ...