Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Tongue fasciculations
Tongue twitching
HP:0001308
What it means
Fasciculations or fibrillation affecting the tongue muscle.
Rare diseases that can present with this14
Common30–79%
7The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Lingual fasciculations · Lingual fibrillations · Lingual twitching · Tongue fasciculation · Tongue fasciculations/fibrillations · Twitching of the tongue
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