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Developmental Foix‐Chavany‐Marie syndrome in identical twins
Author(s) -
GraffRadford Neill R.,
Bosch E. Peter,
Stears John C.,
Tranel Daniel
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410200513
Subject(s) - spastic diplegia , polymicrogyria , diplegia , medicine , hyperreflexia , anatomy , cortical dysplasia , magnetic resonance imaging , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cerebral palsy , surgery , radiology
Foix, Chavany, and Marie described a syndrome of faciopharyngoglossomasticatory diplegia resulting from bilateral anterior opercular infarction. We describe identical twins who have a developmental form of the syndrome. The twins, aged 41 years, were the product of a normal pregnancy and birth, but had subsequent delayed motor milestones, seizures, poor language development, mild mental retardation, drooling, absent gag reflexes, inability to protrude the tongue, briskk jaw jerks, impaired fine finger movements, symmetrical brisk reflexes, flexor plantar responses, and mildly spastic gait. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral perisylvian cortical dysplasia compatible with polymicrogyria and incomplete opercula formation.