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MeSH Supplementary: Foix Chavany Marie syndrome
Unique ID: C537069
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C537069
Entry Term(s): Anterior Opercular Syndrome; Bilateral Anterior Opercular Syndrome; Congenital Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome; Facio-Labio-Pharyngo-Glosso-Laryngo-Brachial Paralysis; Facio-Pharyngo-Glossal Diplegia with Automatic-Voluntary Movement Dissociation; Opercular Syndrome, Anterior; Pseudobulbar Paralysis, Cortical Type
Registry Numbers: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Deglutition Disorders; *Dysarthria; *Facial Paralysis
Frequency: 38
Note: A rare cortico-subcortical suprabulbar or PSEUDOBULBAR PALSY of the lower cranial nerves. It is characterized by severe dysarthria and dysphagia due to paralysis of voluntary movements of the face, tongue, pharynx, and jaw; however, involuntary movements of the affected muscles are preserved.
Date of Entry: 2010/08/25
Revision Date: 2016/09/29

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