Vocal cord paralysis: causes
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Vocal cord paralysis: causes. Lung, Laryngeal, Thyroid, Oesophagus, Brain. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Cancer
- Lung
- Laryngeal
- Thyroid
- Oesophagus
- Brain
Infections
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Neurodegenerative
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Neuromuscular
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Other neurological
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Iatrogenic
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Systemic
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References
- Usman H, Protts F, Fathers E, Chisholm E. Thinking beyond otorhinolaryngology in patients presenting with bilateral vocal cord paresis. J Surg Case Rep 2023; 2023:rjad140.
- Anil HT, Lasya Raj N, Pillai N. A study on etiopathogenesis of vocal cord paresis and palsy in a tertiary centre. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019; 71:383-389.
- Horiuchi K, Ikeda T, Kida A, Oyamada Y. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis due to direct invasion of right and left recurrent laryngeal nerves in a small cell lung cancer patient. BMJ Case Rep 2021; 14:e245011.
- Weston LA, DiFazio CA. Labor analgesia and anesthesia in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy and vocal cord paralysis. A rare and unusual case report. Reg Anesth 1996; 21:350-354.
- Martínez-Balzano CD, Greenberg B. Bilateral vocal cord paralysis requiring tracheostomy due to neuroborreliosis. Chest 2014; 146:e153-e155.
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