Numb chin syndrome (NCS): clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on numb chin syndrome (ncs): clinical features: Demographic features The mean onset age is about 47 years There is slightly more female involvement It is often the presenting feature of cancer It precedes cancer diagnosis in 47% of cases Clinical features…
Demographic features
- The mean onset age is about 47 years
- There is slightly more female involvement
- It is often the presenting feature of cancer
- It precedes cancer diagnosis in 47% of cases
Clinical features
Investigations
Variant syndromes
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References
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