| Progressive facial hemiatrophy revisited: a role for sympathetic dysfunction. | |
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PMID: 21911700 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: To report a case of progressive facial hemiatrophy with unusual features of contralateral brain atrophy and transcranial Doppler ultrasound evidence of autonomic dysfunction. DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: A teaching hospital. Patient A 63-year-old man who presented with a 10-year history of progressive right-sided facial atrophy and recent facial pain. RESULTS: Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed left frontoparietal atrophy. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound demonstrated evidence of autonomic dysfunction ipsilateral to brain atrophy. CONCLUSION: This case expands the spectrum of findings in progressive facial hemiatrophy to include contralateral brain atrophy and suggests that sympathetic dysfunction might play a pathogenic role in progressive facial hemiatrophy. |
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Zhen-Ni Guo; Hong-Liang Zhang; Hong-Wei Zhou; Wen-Jing Lan; Jiang Wu; Yi Yang |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Archives of neurology Volume: 68 ISSN: 1538-3687 ISO Abbreviation: Arch. Neurol. Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-09-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372436 Medline TA: Arch Neurol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1195-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Neurology, First Norman Bethune Hospital of Jilin University, Xinmin St 71, 130021 Changchun, China. doctor_yangyi@hotmail.com. |
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