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Opercular syndrome without opercular lesions: Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome in progressive supranuclear motor system degeneration.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2144237     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A patient is described with slowly progressive supranuclear motor system degeneration (primary lateral sclerosis) characterized by pure bulbar spasticity for six years until a spastic tetraparesis developed. Clinically and electrophysiologically there was and still is no evidence of lower motor neuron involvement. Recently the patient presented with a syndrome of complete inability to move face and tongue voluntarily with preservation of the ability to move them "automatically", e.g. within gestures: automatic-voluntary motor dissociation. Loss of voluntary innervation of the facio-pharyngo-glossomasticatory muscles with preservation of involuntary innervation are the features of the Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome, which to date has most often been described in association with bilateral vascular lesions of the opercula or their cortigofugal projections.
Authors:
M Weller; M Poremba; J Dichgans
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European archives of psychiatry and neurological sciences     Volume:  239     ISSN:  0175-758X     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur Arch Psychiatry Neurol Sci     Publication Date:  1990  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-10-09     Completed Date:  1990-10-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8411522     Medline TA:  Eur Arch Psychiatry Neurol Sci     Country:  GERMANY, WEST    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  370-2     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University Clinic, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / diagnosis*
Cerebral Cortex / pathology*
Diagnosis, Differential
Dysarthria / diagnosis
Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Muscles / innervation
Nerve Degeneration / physiology
Neurologic Examination
Paralysis / diagnosis*
Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary / diagnosis*
Syndrome

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