Mental neuropathy (numb chin syndrome). A harbinger of tumor progression or relapse
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Numb chin syndrome.
CLINICAL HISTORY This 67-year-old man was seen in neurological consultation with a 10-day history of numbness and tingling of the right chin which was intermittent for the first 3 days and then constant for one week. The chin could also be intermittently painful with an intensity ranging from 7 to 9/10 especially with chewing. He had no headache, speech disturbance, dysphagia, visual disturbanc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920815)70:4<877::aid-cncr2820700425>3.0.co;2-g