| Literature DB >> 33953472 |
Katherine Rivas1, Jie Pan2, Angela Chen3, Bailey Gutiérrez3, Parunyou Julayanont2.
Abstract
Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (FCMS) is a cortical-subcortical pseudobulbar palsy characterized by automatic voluntary dissociation of facio-masticatory-pharyngo-glosso-laryngeal movements. FCMS is typically caused by vascular insults on the bilateral anterior opercular or adjacent subcortical areas. Acute onset of FCMS secondary to a unilateral lesion is extremely rare. Herein we present a case of FCMS caused by acute unilateral anterior opercular infarction with preexisting bilateral leukoaraiosis. Our case shows that an acute unilateral anterior opercular lesion can decompensate preexisting corticobulbar-subcortical lesions and cause the typical features of FCMS.Entities:
Keywords: Anterior operculum; Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome; automatic voluntary dissociation; pseudobulbar palsy; stroke
Year: 2021 PMID: 33953472 PMCID: PMC8059911 DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1878976
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) ISSN: 0899-8280