title: Myokymic discharges of the tongue after radiation to the head and neck.
abstract: We report two patients who developed myokymic discharges of the tongue after radiation therapy. One patient had carcinoma of the nasopharynx, and the other had a chemodectoma of the middle ear. Radiation therapy may damage the hypoglossal nerve and cause myokymia of the tongue, similar to myokymic discharges associated with brachial plexopathies after radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Poncelet
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Auger
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Silber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005207:Fasciculation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000528:radiation effects*