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Spinal accessory nerve lesions.

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Massey, EW
Published in: Semin Neurol
February 2009

The spinal accessory nerve, primarily a motor nerve, innervates the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. Proximally, lesions can occur intracranially at the skull base or just outside the jugular foramen producing ipsilateral weakness of trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles; or distally, in the posterior neck triangle causing trapezius muscle weakness.

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Semin Neurol

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ISSN

0271-8235

Publication Date

February 2009

Volume

29

Issue

1

Start / End Page

82 / 84

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neck Muscles
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Accessory Nerve Diseases
  • Accessory Nerve
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Massey, E. W. (2009). Spinal accessory nerve lesions. Semin Neurol, 29(1), 82–84. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1124026
Massey, E Wayne. “Spinal accessory nerve lesions.Semin Neurol 29, no. 1 (February 2009): 82–84. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1124026.
Massey EW. Spinal accessory nerve lesions. Semin Neurol. 2009 Feb;29(1):82–4.
Massey, E. Wayne. “Spinal accessory nerve lesions.Semin Neurol, vol. 29, no. 1, Feb. 2009, pp. 82–84. Pubmed, doi:10.1055/s-0028-1124026.
Massey EW. Spinal accessory nerve lesions. Semin Neurol. 2009 Feb;29(1):82–84.
Journal cover image

Published In

Semin Neurol

DOI

ISSN

0271-8235

Publication Date

February 2009

Volume

29

Issue

1

Start / End Page

82 / 84

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neck Muscles
  • Muscle Weakness
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Accessory Nerve Diseases
  • Accessory Nerve
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences