Such a paralysis can occur with lesions of the recurrent laryngeal nerves, particularly in the early stages of progressive compression, 10,11 and was recognized as early as 1881 by Semon. 12 ...

From the following article Physiology of oral cavity, pharynx and upper esophageal sphincter Benson T. Massey GI Motility online (2006) doi:10.1038/gimo2 ...

Figure 3 - Origin of cranial nerves involved in swallowing. From the following article Physiology of oral cavity, pharynx and upper esophageal sphincter Benson T. Massey GI Motility online (2006) ...