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Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome secondary to bilateral traumatic operculum injury

Authors: Richard Digby, Adam Wells, David Menon, Adel Helmy

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 12/2018

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This report describes a case of a 62-year-old man who developed Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome subsequent to traumatic brain injury. The initial presentation of the syndrome was profound loss of voluntary control of orofacial muscles, causing a loss of speech and impairment of swallow. Over subsequent months, a remarkable recovery of these functions was observed. The natural history of FCMS in this case was favourable, with good improvement in function over months. Furthermore, the pattern of bilateral opercular injury was more readily recognised on MRI than on CT, supporting the role of MRI in cases of traumatic brain injury.

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Title: Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome secondary to bilateral traumatic operculum injury
Authors: Richard Digby
Adam Wells
David Menon
Adel Helmy
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 12/2018
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-018-3702-x

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