Abstract |
Bilateral lesions of the opercula frontoparietalia are uncommon and cause a symptom cluster including anarthria, severe dysphagia, inability to chew and sometimes facial paresis. At the same time there is an automatic-voluntary dissociation, meaning that the affected muscles are functional within the scope of involuntary movements. This syndrome is known as Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (FCMS), (bilateral) anterior operculum syndrome or facio-pharyngo-glosso-masticatory diplegia. We report the case of a patient who suffered from FCMS after having infarctions in the territory of the middle cerebral artery on each side 4 years apart.
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Authors | M Guhra, M Poppenborg, C Hagemeister |
Journal | Der Nervenarzt
(Nervenarzt)
Vol. 79
Issue 2
Pg. 206-8
(Feb 2008)
ISSN: 0028-2804 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Foix-Chavany-Marie-Syndrom : Anarthrie und Dysphagie nach zweizeitigen bilateralen Mediateilinfarkten. |
PMID | 17891533
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Deglutition Disorders
(etiology, rehabilitation)
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Dominance, Cerebral
(physiology)
- Dysarthria
(etiology, rehabilitation)
- Facial Paralysis
(etiology, rehabilitation)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hemiplegia
(etiology, rehabilitation)
- Humans
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
(diagnosis, rehabilitation)
- Male
- Neurologic Examination
- Pneumonia, Aspiration
(prevention & control)
- Recurrence
- Syndrome
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