Assertion: glossopharyngeal nerve | /r/HasProperty | damaged in isolation
Facets:
value: by retropharyngeal
type: OTHER
value: rarely
type: DEGREE
value: by retroparotid space lesions
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The glossopharyngeal nerve may rarely be damaged in isolation by retropharyngeal or retroparotid space lesions resulting in a “pure” glossopharyngeal syndrome (mild dysphagia, depressed gag reflex, mild palatal droop, loss of taste on the posterior third of the tongue, glossopharyngeal distribution anesthesia).