Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome due to unilateral anterior opercular infarction with leukoaraiosis

Authors

Katherine Rivas, School of Medical Sciences, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Jie Pan, Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas.
Angela Chen, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas.
Bailey Gutiérrez, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas.
Parunyou Julayanont, Department of Neurology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas.

Document Type

Article

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.

Publication Date

2-2-2021

Publication Title

Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)

ISSN

0899-8280

Volume

34

Issue

3

First Page

389

Last Page

390

PubMed ID

33953472

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/08998280.2021.1878976

Recommended Citation

Rivas, Katherine; Pan, Jie; Chen, Angela; Gutiérrez, Bailey; and Julayanont, Parunyou, "Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome due to unilateral anterior opercular infarction with leukoaraiosis" (2021). Neurology. 1234.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurology/1234