title: Episodic focal lingual dystonic spasms.
abstract: We present the clinical history of a woman with idiopathic episodic focal lingual dystonic spasms. Although dystonic spasms of the tongue have been reported as a primary persistent phenomenon and as a feature of secondary dystonias, primary episodic lingual dystonias are rare, tend to be unilateral, and in contrast to most other paroxysmal movement disorders, do not appear responsive to anti-epileptic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Sobell Department of Movement Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schott
authors.forename: Kailash
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020821:Dystonic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009334:Neck Muscles; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013035:Spasm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology