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Numbness of Half of the Tongue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

R.M. Sadler ,
T. Curran  and
W.E.M. Pryse-Phillips
R.M. Sadler*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
T. Curran
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
W.E.M. Pryse-Phillips
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland
*
Department of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada A1B 3V6
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Abstract:

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We report a case of intermittent compression of the lingual nerve due to sialolithiasis and presenting with episodic unilateral numbness of the tongue. Removal of the obstruction has relieved the patient of symptoms over a 21 month period to date.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1986 , pp. 107 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1986

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