Erschienen in:
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 6 (2015) 3, Seite 431-433
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.4103/0976-3147.154578
ISSN:
0976-3147;
0976-3155
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ABSTRACTLingual involvement can occur in a variety of neurological disorders including pyramidal, extrapyramidal and lower motor neuron disorders. It can be seen in the form of tremor, bradykinesia, dystonia, atrophy and weakness of tongue movements and can clinically present as difficulty in swallowing and dysarthria which can be a source of great discomfort to the patient. We describe a patient who presented with isolated lingual involvement and was diagnosed to have Wilsons’s disease. This case emphasizes the clinical variability in presentation of Wilson’s disease and importance of early clinical diagnosis.