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Bright tongue sign: a diagnostic marker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Souza, Paulo Victor Sgobbi De Pinto, Wladimir Bocca Vieira De Rezende Oliveira, Acary De Souza Bulle |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | A 53-year-old woman complained about a 2-year-history of progressive tetraparesia with global brisk reflexes, global amyotrophy and fasciculations. As her clinical picture suggested a motor neuron disease, she performed electroneuromyography (ENMG) unvealing anterior horn compromise and brain MRI study with the so-called “bright tongue sign” (Figure), in this context suggestive of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS represents the most common form of neurodegenerative motor neuron disease. Although clinical and ENMG findings are highly suspicious, neuroimaging studies commonly present with typical features representing compromise of pyramidal tracts, sometimes with signs of fatty replacement in the chronic denervated target musculature. |
| Starting Page | 572 |
| Ending Page | 572 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/anp/v72n7/0004-282X-anp-72-07-0572.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 25054996v1 |
| Volume Number | 72 |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Journal | Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Diagnostic Factor Motor Neuron Disease Motor Neurons Muscular Atrophy Muscular fasciculation Neuroimaging Pyramidal Tracts Reflex action Set of muscles Spinal cord anterior gray column |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
