Utility of transoral motion‐mode ultrasonography to detect tongue fasciculation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Increasing evidence suggests the utility of the submandibular approach for ultrasonography to detect tongue fasciculation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We hypothesized that transoral motion‐mode ultrasonography (TOMU) would be useful to detect tongue fasciculation in patients with ALS.

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