Hypoglossal nerve pain

Introduction The Hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth cranial nerve, and innervates all the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue, except for the palatoglossus which is innervated by the vagus nerve. It is a nerve with a sole motor function. Hypoglossal Nerve Anatomy The nerve arises from the hypoglossal nucleus in the medulla as a…