Neck-tongue syndrome (NTS)

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Neck-tongue syndrome (NTS). This is upper neck or occipital pain on neck turning. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Description

  • This is upper neck or occipital pain on neck turning
  • There is associated paraesthesia of the ipsilateral tongue
  • There may be associated ipsilateral tongue paralysis on neck turning

Pathology

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Risk factors

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Classification

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Demographic features

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Clinical features of the pain

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Associated features

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Cervical X-ray

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Differential diagnosis

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Treatment

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References

  1. Gelfand AA, Johnson H, Lenaerts ME, et al. Neck-tongue syndrome: a systematic review. Cephalalgia 2018; 38:374-382.
  2. Allen NM, Dafsari HS, Wraige E, Jungbluth H. Neck-tongue syndrome: an underrecognized childhood onset cephalalgia. J Child Neurol 2018; 33:347-350.
  3. Hu N, Dougherty C. Neck-tongue Syndrome. Curr Pain Headache Rep 2016; 20:27.
  4. Lance JW, Anthony M. Neck-tongue syndrome on sudden turning of the head. JNNP 1980; 43:97-101.
  5. Orrell RW, Marsden CD. The neck-tongue syndrome. JNNP 1994; 57:348-352.
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