The quest for neurolaryngology

The subject of neurolaryngology actuallyhas been derived from studies of laryngeal ner-ve paralysis,since Semon-Rosenbach(Se-mon’s law)hypothesized that the nerve fibersto abductor muscles are more sensitive to injurythan those to adductor muscles,so that in aslowly progressive nerve lesion,the VF willassume first a median,and later a lateral posi-tion.Although there have been numerous dis-cu ssions of the relevance of the position