Rare presentation of essential lingual myoclonus
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A 74-year-old woman presented to the Oral Medicine Department with a constant throbbing sensation affecting her entire tongue. She reported sudden onset of constant twitching of the tongue since January 2016. She described it as if “my heart is in my mouth.” She had visited both her dentist and her doctor, and was given a multitude of topical agents including Difflam, Nystatin, and Corsodyl, but none was effective.
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- Received February 19, 2018.
- Accepted March 28, 2018.
- © 2018 American Academy of Neurology
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