?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Causes+of+Acquired+Vocal+Cord+Palsy+in+Indian+Scenario&rft.creator=Sebastian%2C+S&rft.creator=Suresh%2C+BA&rft.creator=Ballraj%2C+A&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Vocal+cord+paresis+or+paralysis+occurs+due+to+lesion+in+the+vagus+nerve.+Vocal+cord+paralysis+can+lead+to+dysphonia+as+well+as+dysphagia+which+lead+the+patient+to+frustration+and+emotional+problems.+The+literature+available+on+the+etiology+and+the+problems+faced+by+them+in+Indian+population+is+very+scanty.+Hence+a+prospective+study+was+done+on+41+Patients+with+vocal+cord+palsy+who+were+referred+to+the+Department+of+ENT+for+voice+assessment+and+management+from+March+1st+2012+till+1st+August+2012.+The+medical+and+surgical+reports+were+examined.+They+were+evaluated+by+an+otorhinolaryngologist%2C+and+a+Speech+Language+Pathologist.+Diagnosis+was+made+based+on+video+stroboscopic+findings.+We+also+examined+voice-related+quality+of+life+(V-RQOL)+outcomes+in+these+patients.+In+this+study%2C+endo-tracheal+intubation+(15%2F41%3B+36.5%25)+was+the+major+cause+of+vocal+cord+palsy.+The+second+major+cause+for+vocal+cord+palsy+in+our+study+was+surgical+trauma+(iatrogenic)+which+constituted+26.8%25+(11%2F41)%2C+out+of+which+thyroidectomy+contributed+to+81.81%25+(9%2F11)+and+cardiac+surgery+(Coronary+Artery+Bypass+Grafting+(CABG)+contributed+to+18.18%25+(2%2F11).+Neurological+problems+caused+14.63%25+(6%2F41)+of+the+total+cases.+Non-surgical+trauma+constituted+9.75%25+(4%2F41)+of+the+total+patients.+Left+recurrent+laryngeal+nerve+paralysis+was+found+as+a+complication+of+heart+disease+in+7.3%25(3%2F41).+Tuberculosis+of+lungs+and+cancer+of+lungs+accounted+to+be+the+rarest+causes.+Hoarseness+of+voice+was+the+most+common+symptom+with+associated+dysphagia+in+a+few.+The+voice+related+quality+of+life+of+these+patients+was+found+to+be+poor.+They+were+found+to+have+problems+in+the+social-emotional+domain+and+physical+functioning+domain.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-10-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8914%2F1%2F2012-3-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sebastian%2C+S+and+Suresh%2C+BA+and+Ballraj%2C+A++(2012)+Causes+of+Acquired+Vocal+Cord+Palsy+in+Indian+Scenario.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8914%2F