Neck-Tongue Syndrome

A-C, Neutral and angulated anteroposterior open month radiographs reveal a narrowed left para-odontoid space.

A-C, Neutral and angulated anteroposterior open month radiographs reveal a narrowed left para-odontoid space.

A-C, Neutral and angulated anteroposterior open month radiographs reveal a narrowed left para-odontoid space.

Proprioceptive fiber pathways (dotted line) from the lingual nerve to the hypoglossal nerve, to the C2-3 ventral nerve roots via a branch of C1, and the ramus descendans hypoglossi to the ansa cervicalis to the C2 and C3 ventral rami.

Posterior view of the upper cervical spine, showing the relationship between the atlantoaxial joint, the inferior oblique muscle, and branches of C2 spinal nerve.