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WASHINGTON -- "Burning mouth syndrome," a constellation of symptoms involving burning sensations of the tongue, palate, lips, and buccal mucosa, responds to transcranial magnetic stimulation and possibly to drugs that increase levels of [gamma]-aminobutyric acid, Robert I. Henkin, M.D., said at the Clinical Resefh 2005 meeting.
The neurologic condition, which occurs late in adulthood, is most common among postmenopausal women. The specific etiology remains unknown, said Dr. Henkin, director of the...
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