Cantalupo Gaetano, Spagnoli Carlotta, Cerasti Davide, Piccolo Benedetta, Crisi Girolamo, Pisani Francesco
Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Brain Dev. 2014 Jun;36(6):548-50. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2013.07.008. Epub 2013 Aug 16.
The eponym "Tapia's syndrome" indicates an associated unilateral vocal cord and tongue paralysis secondary to a peripheral involvement of the recurrent laryngeal branch and the hypoglossal nerve. Although mainly observed as a complication of surgery or anaesthesia, it can rarely occur secondary to infectious or neoplastic causes. We are presenting a case of a teen-ager with Tapia's syndrome who had been seeking medical assistance for episodes of loss of consciousness and was diagnosed with a high-grade peripheral B-cell lymphoma, an association not previously described. This syndrome should be remembered even outside the surgical contest for its highly localising value.
