What are the major causes of vocal fold paralysis?
Major causes of vocal fold paralysis are:
? Nerve damage that occurs during thyroid surgery
? Nerve damage as a result of blunt trauma, often from an automobile accident
? Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) or other conditions that cause a loss of blood supply to the brain and damage to the upper or lower motor neurons, resulting in paralysis
? Neurodegenerative diseases that can weaken or paralyze the vocal folds
? Aneurysm of the aortic arch caused by a weakness in the aortic wall
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