Open AccessLateral tongue bite in patient with transient loss of consciousness
Author(s) -
Onizawa Kaho,
Harada Taku,
Hiroshige Juichi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5264
Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , consciousness , transient (computer programming) , audiology , dentistry , orthodontics , pathology , neuroscience , psychology , computer science , operating system
The finding of a tongue bite is infrequent since it is a physical finding that is often overlooked, but it has a very high diagnostic value. It is important to check for tongue bites when examining any patient with a transient loss of consciousness.