Hemiageusia, hemianaesthesia and hemiatrophy of the tongue.
A patient with a submandibular gland carcinoma was found clinically to have a unilateral chorda tympani, lingual and hypoglossal nerve deficit. This unique neurological entity of loss of taste sensation of one-half of the tongue (hemiageusia), hemianaesthesia and hemiatrophy of the tongue, has not previously been reported.
D000368:Aged; D000370:Ageusia / Q000209:etiology*; D001284:Atrophy; D002814:Chorda Tympani Nerve; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D008036:Lingual Nerve; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D013651:Taste Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology*