Post‐operative palsy of lingual, facial and hypoglossal nerves following laryngeal mask airway insertion

• DOI: 10.21466/ac.ppolfah.2014
• Publication Date: 2016-12-12T16:17:22Z
• Authors: Claire Sethu; Syed M Hussain; Cher Bing Chuo
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

SummaryWe present the case of a 47 year old male who sustained neuropraxia of the lingual, facial and hypoglossal nerves following general anaesthesia with nitrous oxide and a laryngeal mask airway. We believe this is the first report of three cranial nerves being simultaneously affected and highlights the importance of monitoring cuff pressure when using laryngeal mask airways.