Hemilingual spasm: a new neurosurgical entity? Case report.
Hemilingual spasm is a little-known movement disorder, presenting as intermittent paroxysmal involuntary contractions of half of the tongue muscles. The authors report a case of hemilingual spasm caused by an arachnoid cyst. After marsupialization of the cyst, the patient's symptoms immediately resolved. There has been no recurrence of hemilingual spasm during the follow-up period of more than 40 months.
De Ridder
Dirk
D
Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium. dirk.de.ridder@uza.be
Alessi
Giovanni
G
Lemmerling
Marc
M
Fransen
Hendrik
H
De Waele
Luc
L
D016080:Arachnoid Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology*