Progressive Motor Disabilities of the Mouth
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 49 (1) , 162-166
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1971.11696482
Abstract
Some entities of progressive motor impairment are most clearly identified in the oral area, and most of them are characterized by critical disabilities in the oral and pharyngeal areas. The continued muscular fasciculation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, for example, is readily visible at the surface of the tongue. Simple manual tests are useful in evaluating the muscles of the mandible, hyoid and tongue.Keywords
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