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Journal of Pediatric Epilepsy
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1787965
Case Report

Lingual Seizures in a Four-Year-and-Eight-Month-Old Boy

Roshan Koul 
1   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Delhi, India
,
Seema Alam
2   Department of Pediatric Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Delhi, India
,
Rajeev Khanna
2   Department of Pediatric Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Delhi, India
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Abstract

Lingual seizures (LS) mean isolated seizures of the tongue. They are uncommon, and only a few cases have been reported. Sensory, motor, and autonomic auras or focal manifestations have a localizing value in seizures. LS have been reported with and without focal pathology in the brain. LS must be differentiated from more common conditions, like lingual tremors/dyskinesias. We report a 4-year-and-8-month-old boy with LS.

Keywords

lingual seizures - child - ICU


Publication History

Received: 15 December 2023

Accepted: 05 June 2024

Article published online:
05 July 2024

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