J Oral Med Pain.
2022 Sep;47(3):152-155. 10.14476/jomp.2022.47.3.152.
Botulinum Toxin Injection Therapy for Lingual Dystonia: A Case Report
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
- KMID: 2552192
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.14476/jomp.2022.47.3.152
Abstract
- Lingual dystonia is an uncommon focal type of oromandibular dystonia that only affects the tongue. Although the use of several treatment modalities has been attempted to reduce involuntary tongue movements, such as anticonvulsants and anticholinergics, the results do not seem promising, and the efficacy of such treatments is unpredictable among patients. This case report describes botulinum toxin injection for a patient with lingual dystonia with favorable clinical results. Botulinum toxin injection to the muscles of the tongue could be an alternative treatment option for lingual dystonia.
Keyword
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Improvement of Lingual Dystonia Following Cerebellar Infarction through Botulinum Toxin Injection: a Case Report
- Selective Fascicle Injection of Botulinum Toxin at the Flexor Digitorum Superficialis and Flexor Digitorum Profundus in Patient with Focal Dystonia Affecting Fingers
- Adult-Onset Primary Focal Foot Dystonia Improved with Custom Made Ankle-Foot Orthosis
- Verification of the Dystonic Muscles Using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in a Patient with Cervical Dystonia: A case report
- Effects of Botulinum Toxin in Spasmodic Disorders and Focal Dystonia
