Case report of transient acquired Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome following sequential trauma.

Br J Neurosurg

Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hosital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Published: December 2009

Foix-Chavany-Marie Syndrome (FCMS) or bilateral opercular syndrome is characterised by faciopharyngoglossomasticatory diplegia with automatic voluntary dissociation and is a rare form of pseudobulbar palsy most commonly associated with occlusive cerebrovascular disease. We present a transient manifestation of the syndrome, in a patient who suffered two sequential traumatic brain injuries.

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