Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2022)

Lateral tongue bite in patient with transient loss of consciousness

  • Kaho Onizawa,
  • Taku Harada,
  • Juichi Hiroshige

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5264
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Abstract The finding of a tongue bite is infrequent since it is a physical finding that is often overlooked, but it has a very high diagnostic value. It is important to check for tongue bites when examining any patient with a transient loss of consciousness.

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