Open AccessFocal 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.