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Tongue tremor

MedGen UID:
1630956
Concept ID:
C0241446
Finding
Synonyms: Jerky movements of the tongue; Tremor of tongue
SNOMED CT: Tremor of tongue (835278006)
 
HPO: HP:0031947

Definition

An unintentional, oscillating to-and-fro muscle movement affecting the tongue. [from HPO]

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Conditions with this feature

Tremor, hereditary essential, 5
MedGen UID:
897748
Concept ID:
C4225223
Disease or Syndrome
Hereditary essential tremor-5 (ETM5) is an autosomal dominant neurologic disorder characterized by kinetic, intention, and/or postural tremor mainly affecting the upper limbs. The age at onset and severity are highly variable, even within families (summary by Hor et al., 2015). For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of hereditary essential tremor, see ETM1 (190300).
Myopathy, congenital, with tremor
MedGen UID:
1684886
Concept ID:
C5231401
Disease or Syndrome
Congenital myopathy-16 (CMYO16) is an autosomal dominant muscle disorder characterized by onset of hypotonia and tremor in infancy. Patients have mildly delayed walking, unsteady gait, proximal muscle weakness, and a high-frequency tremor of the limbs. Some may develop secondary mild contractures or spinal deformities. Cognition is normal and the disease course tends to stabilize after adolescence (summary by Stavusis et al., 2019). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of congenital myopathy, see CMYO1A (117000).

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PubMed

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EVANS JH
Lancet 1965 Feb 27;1(7383):458-60. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(65)91590-4. PMID: 14241885

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Artusi CA, Rinaldi D, Balestrino R, Lopiano L
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022 Mar;96:109-118. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.03.002. PMID: 35288028
Alonso-Juarez M, Baizabal-Carvallo JF
Acta Neurol Scand 2018 Aug;138(2):177-181. Epub 2018 May 10 doi: 10.1111/ane.12953. PMID: 29749618
Ure RJ, Dhanju S, Lang AE, Fasano A
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2016 Nov;87(11):1191-1203. Epub 2016 Mar 16 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2015-311693. PMID: 26985048
García-Martín E, Martínez C, Alonso-Navarro H, Benito-León J, Lorenzo-Betancor O, Pastor P, López-Alburquerque T, Samaranch L, Lorenzo E, Agúndez JA, Jiménez-Jiménez FJ
PLoS One 2012;7(7):e41581. Epub 2012 Jul 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041581. PMID: 22911817Free PMC Article
Huang CC, Chu NS, Lu CS, Chen RS, Schulzer M, Calne DB
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2007 Apr;13(3):143-5. Epub 2006 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2006.09.002. PMID: 17052946

Diagnosis

Saeed M, Scott G, Murphy S
Neurology 2022 Apr 12;98(15):642. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200147. PMID: 35145003
Kumar D, Bohra GK, Agarwal M
Natl Med J India 2018 Sep-Oct;31(5):308. doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.261182. PMID: 31268003
Ure RJ, Dhanju S, Lang AE, Fasano A
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2016 Nov;87(11):1191-1203. Epub 2016 Mar 16 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2015-311693. PMID: 26985048
Saka E, Ozkaynak S, Tuncer R
J Clin Neurosci 2006 May;13(4):503-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.06.009. PMID: 16678738
Lin K, Lin J, Piovesan EJ, Germiniani FM, Teive HA, Werneck LC
Mov Disord 2003 Jul;18(7):834-6. doi: 10.1002/mds.10433. PMID: 12815667

Therapy

Singh R, Chakrabarti SS, Kaur U
Daru 2024 Jun;32(1):439-441. Epub 2023 Nov 14 doi: 10.1007/s40199-023-00489-5. PMID: 37962835Free PMC Article
Kumar D, Bohra GK, Agarwal M
Natl Med J India 2018 Sep-Oct;31(5):308. doi: 10.4103/0970-258X.261182. PMID: 31268003
Alonso-Juarez M, Baizabal-Carvallo JF
Acta Neurol Scand 2018 Aug;138(2):177-181. Epub 2018 May 10 doi: 10.1111/ane.12953. PMID: 29749618
Chung SJ, Im JH, Lee JH, Cho AH, Kwon M, Lee MC
Mov Disord 2005 Jan;20(1):108-11. doi: 10.1002/mds.20271. PMID: 15390040
Biary N, Koller WC
Mov Disord 1987;2(1):25-9. doi: 10.1002/mds.870020103. PMID: 3504257

Clinical prediction guides

Yuan Y, Ran L, Lei L, Zhu H, Zhu X, Chen H
Neurodegener Dis 2020;20(2-3):84-89. Epub 2020 Dec 16 doi: 10.1159/000511733. PMID: 33326973
Prasad S, Holla VV, Pal PK
Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) 2019;9:632. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.7916/7ndm-gx63. PMID: 30867978Free PMC Article
Sukhudyan B, Gevorgyan A, Sarkissian A, Boltshauser E
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2019 May;23(3):537-540. Epub 2019 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2019.02.002. PMID: 30799093
Alonso-Juarez M, Baizabal-Carvallo JF
Acta Neurol Scand 2018 Aug;138(2):177-181. Epub 2018 May 10 doi: 10.1111/ane.12953. PMID: 29749618
Huang CC, Chu NS, Lu CS, Chen RS, Schulzer M, Calne DB
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2007 Apr;13(3):143-5. Epub 2006 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2006.09.002. PMID: 17052946

Recent systematic reviews

Artusi CA, Rinaldi D, Balestrino R, Lopiano L
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2022 Mar;96:109-118. Epub 2022 Mar 9 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2022.03.002. PMID: 35288028

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