anterior opercular syndrome

anterior opercular syndrome
anterior operculum syndrome intermittent or persistent loss of voluntary movements of the muscles of the lower face, throat, jaw, and tongue, characterized by dysarthria, sialorrhea, and dysphagia, and caused by bilateral lesions of the frontoparietal operculum. It most commonly results from sequential bilateral opercular strokes; other causes include congenital anomalies, epilepsy, and infection. Called also Foix-Chavany-Marie s.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Worster-Drought syndrome — This article is about the form of cerebral palsy. For the type of dementia also known as Worster Drought syndrome, see Familial British dementia. Worster Drought syndrome is a form of congenital suprabulbar paresis that occurs in some children… …   Wikipedia

  • Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome — Foix Chavany Marie syndrome, also known as bilateral anterior opercular syndrome is a partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by a loss of blood supply in a specific region of the brain. It was described in 1926 by Charles Foix,… …   Wikipedia

  • Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome — Foix Cha·va·ny Ma·rie syndrome (fwahґ shah vah neґ mah reґ) [C. Foix; Jean Alfred Emile Chavany, French neurologist, 1892–1959; Julien Marie, French pediatrician, 1899–1987] anterior opercular syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome — anterior opercular s …   Medical dictionary

  • Foix-Chavany-Marie-Syndrom — Das Foix Chavany Marie Syndrom, auch unter den Synonymen bilaterales anteriores Operkulum Syndrom (AOS) und faciopharyngoglossomasticatorischer Diplegie bekannt, ist ein seltenes Syndrom, dem beidseitige Schädigungen der Hirnrinde in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Middle cerebral artery — Artery: Middle cerebral artery Outer surface of cerebral hemisphere, showing areas supplied by cerebral arteries. (Pink is region supplied by middle cerebral artery.) …   Wikipedia

  • Epilepsy — (seizure disorder): When nerve cells in the brain fire electrical impulses at a rate of up to four times higher than normal, this causes a sort of electrical storm in the brain, known as a seizure. A pattern of repeated seizures is referred to as …   Medical dictionary

  • fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”