Praying‐induced oromandibular dystonia

Abstract

We report on an unusual presentation of a task-specific focal oromandibular dystonia in a 47-year-old man of Turkish descent. His speech was affected exclusively while reciting Islamic prayers in Arabic language, which he otherwise did not speak.

Management of oromandibular dystonia with botulinum A toxin: a series of cases

“…There are some learned behaviours that help reduce the dystonia such as sleeping, relaxing, talking, singing, lip biting, tongue posturing, swallowing and chewing. 4 Oral medication is often the first line of treatment as systemic pharmacologic therapy benefits about 30% of patients. 2 Although most oral medications have a low success rate, treatment includes cholinergics, benzodiazepines, antiparkinsonism drugs, anti-convulsants, baclofen, carbamazepine and lithium.…”

Dental implants‐induced task‐specific oromandibular dystonia

“…The presence of a sensory trick, namely the symptomatic alleviation by touching the tongue, provides additional evidence to diagnose as primary dystonia in this patient [1]. Previously reported cases of speech-induced task-specific OMD were exclusively associated with long-term experiences of excessive speech due to occupation or religious rituals [2][3][4][5], but our patient lacks this association. Previously reported cases of speech-induced task-specific OMD were exclusively associated with long-term experiences of excessive speech due to occupation or religious rituals [2][3][4][5], but our patient lacks this association.…”

Botulinum toxin in a taskspecific oromandibular dystonia in a bingo caller

“…Task-specific OMD appears less frequently and most cases have been described in wind instruments players [1]. Only two cases of occupational OMD involving a specific use of speech have been previously reported, affecting an auctioneer [8] and an Islamic prayer [2].We present another case of this unusual task-specific dystonia in a bingo caller.…”