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Lingual infarction: A review of the literature

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Lingual infarction, although a very rare entity has been reported in 16 cases since 1961. The goal of this article is to alert the physician to the symptoms of tongue claudication to prevent the morbid effects of tongue infarction and blindness due to cranial arteritis. A discussion of the disease and the differential diagnosis is included.

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  1. the Saint Anthony Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

    William E. Evans MD & Wynn Smith MD

  2. Department of Surgery (D40), University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, 1611 N.W. 12 Avenue, 33136, Miami, Florida

    Enrique Ginzburg MD

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Ginzburg, E., Evans, W.E. & Smith, W. Lingual infarction: A review of the literature. Annals of Vascular Surgery 6, 450–452 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02007001

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