A recent review of movement disorders relating to syphilis has illustrated their considerable variety, the most frequent being parkinsonism and more rarely, chorea, dystonia, ataxia, and myoclonus.[1] Not surprisingly, a similar phenomenological variety has been observed with regard to orofacial movement disorders in syphilis, which have been described as “dysarthria and tremor prevailing in the labiolingual region” (author's translation),[2] ”facial, lingual, and hand tremor,”[3] “twitching of face and tongue” resulting in dysarthria and buccolingual masticatory movements,[4] or facial grimacing.[5] Orofacial chorea is well described in neurosyphilis and the terms trombone tremor of the tongue or trombone tongue have been used to describe a focal chorea, without persistence of tongue protrusion.[6] Here we illustrate a distinct phenomenological presentation of the wide spectrum of oral neurosyphilic dyskinesias, namely, the candy sign.

Martinelli P, Rizzo G, Scaglione C, Capellari S (2013). Neurosyphilis orofacial dyskinesia: the candy sign. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 28, 246-247 [10.1002/mds.25281].

Neurosyphilis orofacial dyskinesia: the candy sign.

MARTINELLI, PAOLO;RIZZO, GIOVANNI;CAPELLARI, SABINA
2013

Abstract

A recent review of movement disorders relating to syphilis has illustrated their considerable variety, the most frequent being parkinsonism and more rarely, chorea, dystonia, ataxia, and myoclonus.[1] Not surprisingly, a similar phenomenological variety has been observed with regard to orofacial movement disorders in syphilis, which have been described as “dysarthria and tremor prevailing in the labiolingual region” (author's translation),[2] ”facial, lingual, and hand tremor,”[3] “twitching of face and tongue” resulting in dysarthria and buccolingual masticatory movements,[4] or facial grimacing.[5] Orofacial chorea is well described in neurosyphilis and the terms trombone tremor of the tongue or trombone tongue have been used to describe a focal chorea, without persistence of tongue protrusion.[6] Here we illustrate a distinct phenomenological presentation of the wide spectrum of oral neurosyphilic dyskinesias, namely, the candy sign.
2013
Martinelli P, Rizzo G, Scaglione C, Capellari S (2013). Neurosyphilis orofacial dyskinesia: the candy sign. MOVEMENT DISORDERS, 28, 246-247 [10.1002/mds.25281].
Martinelli P;Rizzo G;Scaglione C;Capellari S
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