Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve ...

Meet the recurrent laryngeal nerve - a textbook example of evolutionary inefficiency. In this video, I explain why this hilariously detoured nerve loops all the way into the chest before heading back ...

The ORs for recurrent laryngeal nerve injury for patients with any hypocalcemia, 30-day hypocalcemia, clinically severe hypocalcemia, and drain use were 2.39, 2.21, 2.15, and 1.57, respectively ...

Laryngeal mask airway. This is a tube inserted into your throat to help you breathe. It may injure structures in the throat, such as the glossopharyngeal nerve.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley shared on Instagram on Aug. 17 that she recently had surgery to correct damage to her laryngeal nerve that has caused issues with her voice.

Three brothers with permanent congenital laryngeal-abductor paralysis and mental deficiency are described. One of the children has an associated left-abducens-nerve palsy and deafness of the right ...

Repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) can be used to support the diagnosis of laryngeal MG but not diagnose it, the study found. All case patients with an electrically positive Tensilon test (80.6% ...