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Self-mutilation of tongue and lips due to involuntary movements

MedGen UID:
348566
Concept ID:
C1860219
Finding
HPO: HP:0008767

Definition

Uncontrolled movements result in tissue damage to the tongue and lips. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSelf-mutilation of tongue and lips due to involuntary movements

Conditions with this feature

Chorea-acanthocytosis
MedGen UID:
98277
Concept ID:
C0393576
Disease or Syndrome
VPS13A disease, caused by VPS13A loss-of-function pathogenic variants, is characterized by a spectrum of movement disorders (chorea, dystonia, tics, sometimes parkinsonism); predominant orofacial choreic and dystonic movements and tics (with involuntary tongue protrusion on attempted swallowing, habitual tongue and lip biting resulting in self-mutilation, involuntary vocalizations); dysarthria and dysphagia; psychiatric, cognitive, and behavioral changes ("frontal lobe type"); seizures; and progressive neuromuscular involvement. Huntingtonism (triad of progressive movement disorder and cognitive and behavioral alterations) is a typical presentation. Phenotypic variability is considerable even within the same family, including for monozygotic twins. Mean age of onset is about 30 years. VPS13A disease runs a chronic progressive course and may lead to major disability within a few years. Some affected individuals are bedridden or wheelchair dependent by the third decade. Age at death ranges from 28 to 61 years; several instances of sudden unexplained death or death during epileptic seizures have been reported.

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sahoo LK, Swain KP, Mallick AK, Mohanty G, Samanta M, Sahoo SK
J Assoc Physicians India 2017 Apr;65(4):93-94. PMID: 28527175
Arhakis A, Topouzelis N, Kotsiomiti E, Kotsanos N
Dent Traumatol 2010 Dec;26(6):496-500. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00930.x. PMID: 21078074

Diagnosis

Sahoo LK, Swain KP, Mallick AK, Mohanty G, Samanta M, Sahoo SK
J Assoc Physicians India 2017 Apr;65(4):93-94. PMID: 28527175

Prognosis

Arhakis A, Topouzelis N, Kotsiomiti E, Kotsanos N
Dent Traumatol 2010 Dec;26(6):496-500. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2010.00930.x. PMID: 21078074

Clinical prediction guides

Ruiz-Sandoval JL, García-Navarro V, Chiquete E, Dobson-Stone C, Monaco AP, Alvarez-Palazuelos LE, Padilla-Martínez JJ, Barrera-Chairez E, Rodríguez-Figueroa EI, Pérez-García G
Arch Neurol 2007 Nov;64(11):1661-4. doi: 10.1001/archneur.64.11.1661. PMID: 17998451

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