Amyotactic dysphagia

**Amyotactic dysphagia**

Amyotactic dysphagia is the occurrence of difficulty swallowing due to damage to the VII pair of cranial nerves. Facial expressions and voice are preserved. Paralysis of the platysma or omentum is observed in combination with symptoms of impaired contractile function of the pharyngeal muscles. This type of dysphagia occurs often in patients who have a history of cervical spine trauma or exposure to radiation therapy.

Subacute atrophy of the motor axon proximal to the joints of the limb girdle and mutillism are very common in this case. The reasons can be very different - inflammatory