title: Wrong-way deviation of the tongue with hysterical hemiparesis.
abstract: Strong deviation of the protruded tongue towards the "normal" side is an old sign of hysterical hemiparesis. The following four cases illustrate that hysterical tongue deviation continues to offer a valuable diagnostic clue.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology*