Tongue deviation to the R with poss ON on R

[lala47]

Just wondering if anyone else had ever had this?  Poss ON in R eye more test tomorrow, a couple of days after eye pain R side of tongue numb and deviating to the R when I stuck out my tongue.  Lasted about 9-10 days. Some difficultly moving food around in my mouth.  Googled it sounds like it could be related to MS.  After test tomorrow I am going to put a call into Neuro. Out of town when all this happened so could not go see MD.


Thanks,
lala

[Udkas]

Hi there,
tongue symptoms can be caused by MS and they can also be due to migraine aura as well.

I have had the same problem for weeks with my tongue (not sure what's going on), my general Dr seems to think it has lasted too long to be migraine aura, so I am guessing it is something to do with possible lesion in my brain stem but my eyes have been a bit weird lately too.

I go for a field test in about an hours time today but I have had optic neuritis as well, several times apparently...

Good luck with it all, I will be interested to see what your neuro has to say. Take care and keep us posted.

Cheers,
Udkas

[Quixotic1]

You are describing two different problems with two different cranial nerves.  Cranial nerves are those that arrise directly from the brain or brainstem and are frequent targets of MS, since they are part of the Central Nervous System.

Optic Neuritis is caused by a demyelinating plaque on the optic nerve which is the second cranial nerve, CN II.

Difficulty moving the tongue - actually a weakness on one side of the tongue - is caused by a lesion on the twelfth cranial nerve called the Hypoglossal Nerve (Glossus - tongue).
CN XII.

So, yes, definitely this could be from MS and would be good evidence for MS.  Are you diagnosed?  I can't remember.  If you aren't, make sure that a doctor sees and documents the wayward tongue ASAP.

Quix

[essdipity]

For a while during my limboland days I had a problem with my tongue other than the often-present tingling. My speech was actually changed for some sounds. This was a subtle thing, and was pointed out to me by a doctor, not a neuro, who knew me well. I was preoccupied by how weird my tongue felt and was only slightly aware of the sound issue. Of course the neuro I saw then either didn't know me well enough to know how I normally sounded or just dismissed the whole thing. It lasted only a few weeks, and was ultimately discounted. Limboland was hard!

ess

[lala47]

I noticed this on my way out of town.  And no Dr. saw this.  I knew that it needed to be seen by a MD just was not where I could get to one.  When I got back in town 9 days later it was gone. I did call my GP and let her know what was going on.  Today I see Optomologist for test.  I plan to call Neuro and let her know about ON and what happened with tongue. I really wish I could have had this checked out while it was going on, because I thought this might help get me closer to a dx.  But that me, have to do things the hard way.  Quix, if it is a lesion on the crainal never would the sx subsided in 9 days?  Just wondering.

Thanks everyone,
lala

[Tammy826]

I dont know if its the same thing but my Dr. had me stick out my tongue & move it to the left & right, I can move it left but can't right& I only smile on the left side also. I'm not sure whats causing this as I have no Dx just yet. This has been going on with me for almost a year & my other symtoms seem to be getting worse as well.