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Vocal Cord Paralysis
Vocal Cord Paralysis
Causes
Malignant disease:
31%
Surgical trauma:
29%
Idiopathic:
24%
Non-surgical trauma: 7%
Inflammatory:
4%
Neurologic:
1%
Miscellaneous:
4%
Vagus Nerve
Superior laryngeal n. (SLN)
Recurrent laryngeal n. (RLN)
Pathophysiology
Semons Law
Wagner & Grossman Theory
Paralysis - 1
Hoarseness
Stridor
Aspiration
Paralysis - 2
SLN
RLN
SLN + RLN
SLN + SLN
RLN + RLN
SLN + RLN + SLN + RLN