An Unusual Cause of the Neck-Tongue Syndrome

Wig, Surabhi; Romanowski, C.A.J.; Akil, Mohammed

doi:10.3899/jrheum.080993

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“…All 20 references were reviewed in full by the search author (AAG). The references of these 20 (2,(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35) were reviewed by hand to identify additional references, leading to the identification of 11 additional references: ten articles (1,(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44), and one abstract (45), all of which were reviewed.…”

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Neck-Tongue syndrome: A systematic review

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Objective Neck-Tongue syndrome (NTS) is characterized by brief attacks of neck or occipital pain, or both, brought out by abrupt head turning and accompanied by ipsilateral tongue symptoms. As the disorder is rare, we undertook a systematic review of the literature to identify all reported cases in order to phenotype clinically the disorder and subsequently inform clinical diagnostic criteria. Methods Two electronic databases were searched using the search term "neck tongue syndrome". All English language references were reviewed in full. Cases were abstracted using a standardized abstraction form and the references of the retrieved articles were reviewed by hand to identify additional references and cases. Conference proceedings from recent headache meetings were searched. We also report six new cases from our centers. Results There were 39 primary cases, 56% of which were female. Mean age (SD) at onset was 16 (12) years. Twenty (53%) experienced neck pain, seven (18%) occipital pain, and 11 (29%) both. Pain was most often sharp or stabbing and severe, lasting several seconds to several minutes. Eleven experienced numbness and/or tingling in the neck/occiput following the pain. Thirty-six had an accompanying tongue sensory disturbance and three a motor/posture disturbance; five had both. Thirteen had other headaches, and four a family history of Neck-Tongue syndrome. Conclusions Neck-Tongue syndrome typically has pediatric or adolescent onset, suggesting that ligamentous laxity during growth and development may facilitate transient subluxation of the lateral atlantoaxial joint with sudden head turning. Familial cases suggest a genetic predisposition in some individuals. Neck-Tongue syndrome should be re-instated in the International Classification of Headache Disorders.

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“…The pain lasts a few seconds to 1 minute and the paresthesia “seconds” to 5 minutes . Other symptoms may occur, less frequently, such as dysarthria, dysphagia, tongue paralysis, or movements of the tongue . NTS may present as transient symptoms, which may persist, resolve, and relapse, or may become permanent, with continuous deficits .…”

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“…42 Other symptoms may occur, less frequently, such as dysarthria, dysphagia, tongue paralysis, or movements of the tongue. [43][44][45][46][47] NTS may present as transient symptoms, which may persist, resolve, and relapse, or may become permanent, with continuous deficits. 45 Although symptoms remain always on the same side, the rotation may be to either side.…”

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Unusual Headache Syndromes

Queiroz

2013

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“…Boyun-dil sendromu bazı yazarlar tarafından iki kategoride değerlendirilmiştir; altta inflamatuvar veya dejeneratif bir hastalığın yattığı komplike form, idiopatik veya travma ile ilişkili olan komplike olmayan form (7,8). Biz olgumuzu belirttiği herhangi bir travma öyküsü olmadığı için ve de görüntüleme bulgusunda herhangi bir sebep bulamadığımız için idiopatik boyun-dil sendromu olarak değerlendirdik.…”

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“…Biz olgumuzu belirttiği herhangi bir travma öyküsü olmadığı için ve de görüntüleme bulgusunda herhangi bir sebep bulamadığımız için idiopatik boyun-dil sendromu olarak değerlendirdik. Literatürde boyun-dil sendromu etyolojisi ile ilişkili yayınlarda servikal vertebraların konjenital anormallikleri, dejeneratif vertebra hastalıkları, ankilozan spondilit, atlantoaksiyel eklemin tüberkülozu, kafa ve boyun travmaları bildirilmiştir (8).…”

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Neck Tongue Syndrome; Started During Childhood and Still Existing

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İnan²,

Süt³

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Boyun-dil sendromu, Lance ve Anthony tarafından 1980 yılında tanımlanmıştır ve boynun ani rotasyon hareketi sırasında dilde uyuşma ile tek taraflı üst boyun veya oksipital bölgede uyuşukluğun da eşlik edebildiği ağrı ile karakterizedir. Tanımlandığından beri bu sendromla ilişkili az sayıda makale bildirilmiştir. Olgumuz yaklaşık 10 yıldır olan ani boyun rotasyon hareketini takiben boyunda ağrı ve aynı taraf dilde uyuşma şikayeti olan 15 yaşında kadın hastaydı. Hastanın özgeçmişinde boyun travması yoktu. Biz bu olgu sunumunda ender görülen bu tabloyla başvuran boyun-dil sendromlu bir olguyu tartışacağız. (Türk Nöroloji Dergisi 2012; 18:75-6) Anah tar Ke li me ler: Boyun-dil sendromu, başağrısı, tedavi Sum mary Neck-tongue syndrome is characterised by unilateral upper nuchal or occipital pain with or without numbness in these areas, accompanied by simultaneous ipsilateral numbness of the tongue and it is explicable by compression of the second cervical root in the atlantoaxial space on sharp rotation of the neck as published justly by Lance and Anthony in 1980. Up to now few papers were published about this syndrome. The patient presented here is 15 years old girl and she has been suffering from ipsilateral numbness and pain on her neck and tongue during sharp rotation of the neck for ten years. She has no history of any neck travma. In this case report, we discussed a patient who has a rare seen neck-tongue syndrome.

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An Unusual Cause of the Neck-Tongue Syndrome

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Neck-Tongue syndrome: A systematic review

Neck-Tongue syndrome: A systematic review

Unusual Headache Syndromes

Neck Tongue Syndrome; Started During Childhood and Still Existing

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