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Tongue muscle atrophy

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Introduction

Introduction Cranial nerve damage is often the earliest invasion of the lingual muscles, with atrophy of the tongue muscles, accompanied by tremors. Later, the sputum, pharynx, laryngeal muscles, and masticatory muscles are gradually weakened, resulting in unclear articulation, difficulty in swallowing, and weakness in chewing. Ball paralysis can occur after the first symptom or following atrophy of the limb. Tongue muscle atrophy can also be seen in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Cause

Cause

Atrophy of the lingual muscle caused by damage to the cranial nerve. If the tongue is soft and weak, it is called a soft tongue by turning and extending. Any part of the human body is soft, although there are reasons, but the muscles in the muscles are dying and the relaxation is the main reason. The tongue is soft and the tongue is pale, and the heart and spleen are lost, which is not enough to support the tongue. The veins are made; the tongue is soft and the tongue is red, but it is extremely hot, or it is yang.

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Related inspection

Oral endoscopic oral X-ray examination

1. Direct invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma or lymph node metastasis to the posterior styloid or sublingual neural tube. The sublingual nerve is invaded, causing the tongue to be biased toward the disease side, accompanied by atrophy of the diseased tongue.

2, when the ball is paralyzed, the tongue muscle is atrophy, the tremor is obvious, and the mandibular reflex is hyperthyroidism, and the sucking reflex is positive, indicating that the upper and lower motor neurons are combined with damage.

According to the above two points as a basis for diagnosis.

Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Tongue muscle atrophy should be distinguished from the weakness of the tongue and the inability to flex the spine. Soft tongue: The tongue is weak and unable to flex and retract.