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A 64 year old woman has difficulty moving her right shoulder on recovering from surgery of the posterior triangle of her neck. What is the single most appropriate option?

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A 64 year old woman has difficulty moving her right shoulder on recovering from surgery of the

posterior triangle of her neck. What is the single most appropriate option?


  1. Accessory nerve
  2. Glossopharyngeal nerve
  3. Hypoglossal nerve
  4. Vagus nerve
  5. Vestibule-cochlear nerve

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The key is A. Accessory nerve. [Accessory nerve lesion causes weakness of the trapezius muscle and

can produce a drooping shoulder, winged scapula, and a weakness of forward elevation of the

shoulder].

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