Tongue tremor in a patient with coma after electrical injury.
We report on the case of a patient with transient tongue tremor and coma after electrical injury, probably due to a reversible brainstem dysfunction. We then reviewed the differential diagnosis of abnormal involuntary movements of the tongue as well as movement disorders related to electrocution.
Lin
Katia
K
Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
Lin
Jaime
J
Piovesan
Elcio Juliato
EJ
Germiniani
Francisco M B
FM
Teive
Hélio A G
HA
Werneck
Lineu Cesar
LC
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology