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Tongue Fasciculations Secondary to Hypoglossal Nerve Damage

Most commonly associated with ALS - This LMN XII was
Tongue Fasciculations ... Secondary to Hypoglossal ... @camwolfe #Tongue ... Clinical #Video #Hypoglossal
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
LMN palsy with tongue ... Note the wrinkled tongue ... @bobvarkey #tongue ... fasciculations #LMN #hypoglossal
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Differences Between Pediatric ... Adult Airways Pediatric ... proportionally larger • Tongue ... much hiaher in pediatrics ... bronchus #Pediatric
Tongue Fasciculations in Left Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

- Atrophy of affected side
- Fasciculations
- Tongue deviates towards weak
Tongue Fasciculations ... in Left Hypoglossal ... Fasciculations - Tongue ... weak side #Tongue ... Fasciculations #Hypoglossal
A necrotic ulceration was observed on the right side of the tongue. Cervicofacial computed tomography, performed
right side of the tongue ... Tongue necrosis ... GiantCell #Arteritis #tongue ... #NEJM
Scarlet Fever - Other symptoms include: white coating on the tongue which then peels and leave
coating on the tongue ... a ‘strawberry’ tongue ... Dermatology #Peds #Pediatrics
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
lips/strawberry tongue ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
SUMMARY FOR YOUR NOTES:
- The thyroid appears as an epithelial proliferation of the floor of the
posterior 1/3 of the tongue ... connected to the tongue ... canal called the thyroglossal ... ABNORMALITIES: - Thyroglossal ... cyst - Thyroglossal
Dyskeratosis Congenita - Physical examination revealed short stature, thin graying hair, missing teeth, nail dystrophy (Panel
dystrophy (Panel A), tongue ... #Leukoplakia #NEJM
Right Hypoglossal Nerve Paralysis on Physical Exam

Note tongue deviation to the side of the weakness.

#Hypoglossal #Nerve
Right Hypoglossal ... Physical Exam Note tongue ... #Hypoglossal #Nerve