Jugular foramen syndrome
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Jugular foramen syndrome, or Vernet's syndrome, is characterized by paresis of the glossopharyngeal, vagal, and accessory (with or without the hypoglossal) nerves.[1][2]
Symptoms and signs
Symptoms of this syndrome are consequences of this paresis. As such, an affected patient may show:[citation needed]
- Dysphonia/hoarseness
- Soft palate dropping
- Deviation of the uvula towards the normal side
- Dysphagia
- Loss of sensory function from the posterior 1/3 of the tongue (CN IX)
- Decrease in the parotid gland secretion (CN IX)
- Loss of gag reflex
- Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles paresis (CN XI)
Causes
- Glomus tumors (most frequently)
- Meningiomas
- Schwannomas (Acoustic neuroma)
- Metastatic tumors located at the cerebellopontine angle
- Trauma
- Fracture of occipital bone
- Infections
- Cholesteatoma (very rare)
- Obstruction of the jugular foramen due to bone diseases
- Nasopharyngeal carcinoma spreading into the parapharyngeal space involving the ninth, tenth, and eleventh cranial nerves
Diagnosis
- Gadolinium enhanced mri for vestibular schwannoma
- mri and biopsy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- based on nerve palsies
- NCCT for occipital bone fracture
Treatment
The management for Jugular foramen syndrome is based on the following:[3]
- Surgery
- Radiotherapy
- Anticoagulants
- Embolization
References
- ↑ Erol FS, Kaplan M, Kavakli A, Ozveren MF.Jugular foramen syndrome caused by choleastatoma. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2005 Jun;107(4):342-6.
- ↑ Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo, ed. (2012). Schmidek and Sweet Indications, Methods and Results (Expert Consult - Online and Print) (6th ed.). London: Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 2337. ISBN 9781455723287.
- ↑ M Das, Joe; Al Khalili, Yasir (2022). "Jugular Foramen Syndrome". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.