2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Nervous System And Sense Organs 320-389 > Disorders Of The Peripheral Nervous System 350-359 > Disorders Of Other Cranial Nerves 352.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 352.5 Disorders of hypoglossal (12th) nerve View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 352.5 Diseases of the twelfth cranial (hypoglossal) nerve or nuclei. The nuclei and fascicles of the nerve are located in the medulla, and the nerve exits the skull via the hypoglossal foramen and innervates the muscles of the tongue. Lower brain stem diseases, including ischemia and MOTOR NEURON DISEASES may affect the nuclei or nerve fascicles. The nerve may also be injured by diseases of the posterior fossa or skull base. Clinical manifestations include unilateral weakness of tongue musculature and lingual dysarthria, with deviation of the tongue towards the side of weakness upon attempted protrusion. 352.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 352.5 contains 11 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 352.* hierarchy  Index entries containing 352.5: Atrophy, atrophic nerve - see also Disorder, nerve cranial 352.9 twelfth (hypoglossal) 352.5 hypoglossal 352.5 Disorder - see also Disease nerve 349.9 cranial 352.9 twelfth 352.5 hypoglossal 352.5 Lesion(s) cranial nerve 352.9 twelfth 352.5 hypoglossal nerve 352.5 Neuralgia, neuralgic (acute) (see also Neuritis) 729.2 hypoglossal (nerve) 352.5 tongue 352.5 Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2 cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial twelfth or hypoglossal 352.5 hypoglossal (nerve) 352.5 Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9 hypoglossal (nerve) 352.5