Focal epilepsy presenting as tongue tremor: A case report | Zendy

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Focal epilepsy presenting as tongue tremor: A case report

Author(s) -

Salari Mehri,

Rezaei Kamran,

Mirdehghan Alimohammad,

Behzadi Arya,

Etemadifar Masoud

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/ccr3.5478

Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , epilepsy , pathological , etiology , epileptic seizure , presentation (obstetrics) , essential tremor , neuroscience , pathology , radiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , psychiatry

Plenty of etiologies are reported to cause tongue tremor. Focal epilepsy presenting as isolated tongue tremor is a rare condition, suggesting how variable the focal seizure presentation may be. This paper reports a case of focal epilepsy due to presence of a cavernous angioma in the region of cortical motor area related to tongue movements. It is an clinical example of pathological conditions affecting the tongue area in motor homunculus.

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