Abstract
We describe a case of slowly developing Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome associated with distinctive bilateral cortical atrophy of frontal lobes in a 59-year old woman. The neurophysiological mechanism and differential diagnosis concerning the unusually slow progression are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Atrophy
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Brain Diseases / physiopathology
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Disease Progression
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Facial Muscles / physiopathology*
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Female
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Frontal Lobe / pathology
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Movement Disorders / diagnosis*
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Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
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Reflex / physiology*
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Syndrome
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Time Factors