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Is Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy Caused by Craniocervical Junction Degenerative Disease an Underrecognized Entity?

S.M. Weindling, R.D. Goff, C.P. Wood, D.R. DeLone and J.M. Hoxworth
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2016, 37 (11) 2138-2143; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4885
S.M. Weindling
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.M.W., R.D.G.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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R.D. Goff
aFrom the Department of Radiology (S.M.W., R.D.G.), Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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C.P. Wood
bDepartment of Radiology (C.P.W., D.R.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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D.R. DeLone
bDepartment of Radiology (C.P.W., D.R.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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J.M. Hoxworth
cDepartment of Radiology (J.M.H.), Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
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