Dexamethasone treatment for bilateral lingual nerve injury following orotracheal intubation.
Lingual nerve injury is a rare complication of general anesthesia. The causes of lingual nerve injury following general anesthesia are multifactorial; possible mechanisms may include difficult laryngoscopy, prolonged anterior mandibular displacement, improper placement of the oropharyngeal airway, macroglossia and tongue compression. In this report, we have described a case of bilateral lingual nerve injury that was associated with orotracheal intubation for open reduction and internal fixation of the left distal radius fracture in a 61-year-old woman. In this case, early treatment with dexamethasone effectively aided the recovery of the injured lingual nerve.
['Kim|Saeyoung|S|https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1650-3385', 'Chung|Seung-Yeon|SY|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-7039', 'Youn|Si-Jeong|SJ|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5175-9952', 'Jeon|Younghoon|Y|https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7168-4214']
Dexamethasone Lingual nerve injuries Orotracheal intubation General anesthesia Steroid