Name
NASAL REGURGITATION
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
CAUSES : 1. PERFORATION OF PALATE A. CONGENITAL - CLEFT PALATE - CONGENITAL SHORT SOFT PALATE B. TRAUMA - ORO-ANTRAL FISTULA AFTER DENTAL EXTRACTION - PALATAL FENESTRATION FOLLOWING SURGERY FOR MALIGNANCY OF MAXILLARY ANTRUM - GUNSHOT WOUNDS C. INFLAMMATORY - DESTRUCTION OR PERFORATION OF PALATE DUE TO SYPHILIS , TUBERCULOSIS OR LEPROSY D. MALIGNANT DISEASE 2. FIXATION OF THE PALATE 3. PARALYSIS OF PALATE - POST DIPHTHERIC PARALYSIS - DAMAGE TO THE NUCLEUS OF THE 10 NERVE DUE TO * POSTERO-INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTRY THROMBOSIS * TUMOURS OF THE MEDULLA * BULBAR PALSY * POLIOMYELITIS * LANDRY ASCENDING PARALYSIS - POSTERIOR FOSSA LESIONS * TUMOURS * SYPHILITIC MENINGITIS * GLOMUS JUGULARE TUMOR * HYDROCEPHALUS - EXTRA CRANIAL LESIONS * MALIGNANT DISEASE * POST-TONSILLECTOMY WEAKNESS -OTHER TESTS: * MR ANGIOGRAPHY OF BRAIN
TYPENOTES
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
VDRL, MONTOUX TEST, IGG MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, CT SCAN HEAD, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT, CSF EXAMINATION, CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY