Tongue thrusting

What it means

Pressing forward of the tongue in the mouth, a retained motoric habit from infantile swallowing patterns

Rare diseases that can present with this8

The 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