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Accessory nerve disorder

MedGen UID:
57512
•Concept ID:
C0152180
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Accessory nerve disease
SNOMED CT: Accessory nerve lesion (84759007); Disorders of the XIth cranial nerve (84759007); Disorders of the eleventh cranial nerve (84759007); Disorder of accessory nerve (84759007); Disorder of the eleventh cranial nerve (84759007); Accessory nerve disorder (84759007)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002636

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the accessory nerve (eleventh cranial nerve). [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAccessory nerve disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging.
Didesch JT, Tang P
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Apr;44(4):321-330. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.08.008. PMID: 30292717
Iatrogenic Peripheral Nerve Injuries-Surgical Treatment and Outcome: 10 Years' Experience.
Rasulić L, Savić A, Vitošević F, Samardžić M, Živković B, Mićović M, Baščarević V, Puzović V, Joksimović B, Novakovic N, Lepić M, Mandić-Rajčević S
World Neurosurg 2017 Jul;103:841-851.e6. Epub 2017 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.04.099. PMID: 28450236
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A standardized ultrasound approach in neuralgic amyotrophy.
Cignetti NE, Cox RS, Baute V, McGhee MB, van Alfen N, Strakowski JA, Boon AJ, Norbury JW, Cartwright MS
Muscle Nerve 2023 Jan;67(1):3-11. Epub 2022 Aug 30 doi: 10.1002/mus.27705. PMID: 36040106Free PMC Article
The spinal accessory nerve and its entry point into the posterior triangle of the neck.
Ellis S, Brassett C, Glibbery N, Cheema J, Madenlidou S
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023;82(2):256-260. Epub 2022 Feb 21 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2022.0014. PMID: 35187635
Motor neuron, peripheral nerve, and neuromuscular junction disorders.
Vianello A, Racca F, Vita GL, Pierucci P, Vita G
Handb Clin Neurol 2022;189:259-270. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91532-8.00014-8. PMID: 36031308
Oblique corpectomy in the cervical spine.
Tykocki T, Poniatowski ŁA, Czyz M, Wynne-Jones G
Spinal Cord 2018 May;56(5):426-435. Epub 2017 Dec 5 doi: 10.1038/s41393-017-0008-4. PMID: 29209025
Accessory nerve: anatomy and surgical identification.
Lloyd S
J Laryngol Otol 2007 Dec;121(12):1118-25. Epub 2007 Sep 25 doi: 10.1017/S0022215107000461. PMID: 17892604

Diagnosis

A standardized ultrasound approach in neuralgic amyotrophy.
Cignetti NE, Cox RS, Baute V, McGhee MB, van Alfen N, Strakowski JA, Boon AJ, Norbury JW, Cartwright MS
Muscle Nerve 2023 Jan;67(1):3-11. Epub 2022 Aug 30 doi: 10.1002/mus.27705. PMID: 36040106Free PMC Article
Clinical neurophysiology of cranial nerve disorders.
Kennelly KD
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;161:327-342. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64142-7.00058-8. PMID: 31307611
Anatomy, Etiology, and Management of Scapular Winging.
Didesch JT, Tang P
J Hand Surg Am 2019 Apr;44(4):321-330. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.08.008. PMID: 30292717
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678
Disorders of ejaculation.
Jannini EA, Simonelli C, Lenzi A
J Endocrinol Invest 2002 Dec;25(11):1006-19. doi: 10.1007/BF03344077. PMID: 12553564

Therapy

Intra-operative monitoring of the spinal accessory nerve: a systematic review.
McGarvey AC, Hoffman GR, Osmotherly PG, Chiarelli PE
J Laryngol Otol 2014 Sep;128(9):746-51. Epub 2014 Aug 29 doi: 10.1017/S0022215113002934. PMID: 25170992
Autoimmune epilepsies.
Irani SR, Bien CG, Lang B
Curr Opin Neurol 2011 Apr;24(2):146-53. doi: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e3283446f05. PMID: 21358545
Accessory nerve: anatomy and surgical identification.
Lloyd S
J Laryngol Otol 2007 Dec;121(12):1118-25. Epub 2007 Sep 25 doi: 10.1017/S0022215107000461. PMID: 17892604
Disorders of ejaculation.
Jannini EA, Simonelli C, Lenzi A
J Endocrinol Invest 2002 Dec;25(11):1006-19. doi: 10.1007/BF03344077. PMID: 12553564
Anatomy of the spinal accessory nerve plexus: relevance to head and neck cancer and atherosclerosis.
Brown H
Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2002 Sep;227(8):570-8. doi: 10.1177/153537020222700804. PMID: 12192098

Prognosis

A standardized ultrasound approach in neuralgic amyotrophy.
Cignetti NE, Cox RS, Baute V, McGhee MB, van Alfen N, Strakowski JA, Boon AJ, Norbury JW, Cartwright MS
Muscle Nerve 2023 Jan;67(1):3-11. Epub 2022 Aug 30 doi: 10.1002/mus.27705. PMID: 36040106Free PMC Article
The spinal accessory nerve and its entry point into the posterior triangle of the neck.
Ellis S, Brassett C, Glibbery N, Cheema J, Madenlidou S
Folia Morphol (Warsz) 2023;82(2):256-260. Epub 2022 Feb 21 doi: 10.5603/FM.a2022.0014. PMID: 35187635
Motor neuron, peripheral nerve, and neuromuscular junction disorders.
Vianello A, Racca F, Vita GL, Pierucci P, Vita G
Handb Clin Neurol 2022;189:259-270. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91532-8.00014-8. PMID: 36031308
Lower cranial nerve syndromes: a review.
Gutierrez S, Warner T, McCormack E, Werner C, Mathkour M, Iwanaga J, Uz A, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS
Neurosurg Rev 2021 Jun;44(3):1345-1355. Epub 2020 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s10143-020-01344-w. PMID: 32638140
Clinical neurophysiology of cranial nerve disorders.
Kennelly KD
Handb Clin Neurol 2019;161:327-342. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64142-7.00058-8. PMID: 31307611

Clinical prediction guides

A standardized ultrasound approach in neuralgic amyotrophy.
Cignetti NE, Cox RS, Baute V, McGhee MB, van Alfen N, Strakowski JA, Boon AJ, Norbury JW, Cartwright MS
Muscle Nerve 2023 Jan;67(1):3-11. Epub 2022 Aug 30 doi: 10.1002/mus.27705. PMID: 36040106Free PMC Article
Accessory mental foramina and nerves: Application to periodontal, periapical, and implant surgery.
Iwanaga J, Watanabe K, Saga T, Tabira Y, Kitashima S, Kusukawa J, Yamaki K
Clin Anat 2016 May;29(4):493-501. Epub 2015 Oct 10 doi: 10.1002/ca.22635. PMID: 26399214
Intra-operative monitoring of the spinal accessory nerve: a systematic review.
McGarvey AC, Hoffman GR, Osmotherly PG, Chiarelli PE
J Laryngol Otol 2014 Sep;128(9):746-51. Epub 2014 Aug 29 doi: 10.1017/S0022215113002934. PMID: 25170992
Pearls: neuromuscular disorders.
Greenberg SA
Semin Neurol 2010 Feb;30(1):28-34. Epub 2010 Feb 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1244992. PMID: 20127578
The spinal accessory nerve in head and neck surgery.
Cappiello J, Piazza C, Nicolai P
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007 Apr;15(2):107-11. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e3280523ac5. PMID: 17413412

Recent systematic reviews

The prevalence of nerve injuries following neck dissections - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Larsen MH, Lorenzen MM, Bakholdt V, Sørensen JA
Dan Med J 2020 Aug 1;67(8) PMID: 32741441
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678
Intra-operative monitoring of the spinal accessory nerve: a systematic review.
McGarvey AC, Hoffman GR, Osmotherly PG, Chiarelli PE
J Laryngol Otol 2014 Sep;128(9):746-51. Epub 2014 Aug 29 doi: 10.1017/S0022215113002934. PMID: 25170992
Accessory nerve: anatomy and surgical identification.
Lloyd S
J Laryngol Otol 2007 Dec;121(12):1118-25. Epub 2007 Sep 25 doi: 10.1017/S0022215107000461. PMID: 17892604

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