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Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
Tongue Fasciculations ... camwolfe #Tongue #Fasciculations ... HypoglossalNerve #CNXII ... #CN12 #Neurology
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
weakness, wasting and fasciculations ... tongue #atrophy #fasciculations ... #hypoglossal #CNXII ... #CN12 #clinical
Tongue Fasciculations in Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

- Atrophy of affected side
- Fasciculations
- Tongue deviates towards weak
Tongue Fasciculations ... affected side - Fasciculations ... side #Tongue #Fasciculations ... #Nerve #Palsy #CNXI ... #CN12 #clinical
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
deviation, and fasiculations ... Remember: atrophy and fasiculations ... hoarseness; and CNXII ... HypoglossalNerve #CNXII ... #CN12 #Neurology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness - With and Without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
With Sensory Changes:
Causes of Peripheral ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Neuropathy - Atrophy, Fasciculations ... Myopathy - Proximal muscle ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
neurotransmitter cause ... fasciculations. ... & LMN lesions cause ... This lesion causes ... type of lesion causes
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... , muscle atrophy ... twitching (fasciculations ... BULBAR: Tongue fasciculations ... Escorial criteria uses
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Hyperreflexia - Muscle ... equina- decreased muscle ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... (atrophy) • Muscle ... twitching (fasciculations