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Sternocleidomastoid muscle additionally innervated by the facial nerve: case report and review of the literature

Author: Erika Cvetko

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

An aberrant nerve branch from the facial nerve, additionally to the accessory nerve and cervical rami C2 and C3, was observed innervating the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle in a 75-year-old male cadaver. We consider that the anomaly occurred as the result of a fusion of the muscular compartment from the digastric and SCM muscles during development. The aberrant innervation may be the source of the misinterpretation of electromyographic findings.

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Title: Sternocleidomastoid muscle additionally innervated by the facial nerve: case report and review of the literature
Author: Erika Cvetko
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Anatomical Science International / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-013-0224-8

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Sternocleidomastoid muscle additionally innervated by the facial nerve: case report and review of the literature

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