[Neurological complications following tonsillectomy]. / Neurologische Komplikationen nach Tonsillektomie.

Iatrogenic neurological complications of tonsillectomy have been extremely rarely described. We report on 5 patients who developed glossopharyngeal paresis, impairment of taste on the base of the tongue, or hypoglossal paresis following tonsillectomy, and discuss the possible etiology of these isolated lesions of the cranial nerves.