Speech Induced Primary Focal Lingual Dystonia
Isolated lingual dystonia is a rare form of focal dystonia. Speech-induced primary lingual dystonia is rarer still, with only eight cases reported worldwide till date. It is a challenge to differentiate it from psychogenic dystonia. This has therapeutic implications as directed speech therapy is an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2019-01-01
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| Series: | MAMC Journal of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mamcjms.in/article.asp?issn=2394-7438;year=2019;volume=5;issue=1;spage=29;epage=30;aulast=Chaudhry |
| Summary: | Isolated lingual dystonia is a rare form of focal dystonia. Speech-induced primary lingual dystonia is rarer still, with only eight cases reported worldwide till date. It is a challenge to differentiate it from psychogenic dystonia. This has therapeutic implications as directed speech therapy is an important modality of treatment in speech-induced primary lingual dystonia. We report one such case from our clinical practice. |
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| ISSN: | 2394-7438 |