[Intermediary form of Foix-Chavany-Marie / Worster-Drought syndromes associated to involuntary movements: neuropsychological and phonoaudiological features]

Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2006 Jun;64(2A):322-5. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000200029. Epub 2006 Jun 9.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

The Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome (FCMS) is characterized by apraxia of speech associated to bilateral central facio-linguo-velo-pharyngeal paralysis, with automatic-voluntary dissociation. In Worster-Drought Syndrome (WDS), dysarthria is remarkable. We report an 18-year-old female, with clinical and radiological findings of intermediary form of FCMS/WDS, and showing involuntary movements, an unusual fact.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Apraxias / complications
  • Apraxias / diagnosis
  • Apraxias / drug therapy
  • Deglutition Disorders / complications*
  • Deglutition Disorders / diagnosis
  • Deglutition Disorders / drug therapy
  • Dysarthria / complications
  • Dysarthria / diagnosis
  • Dysarthria / drug therapy
  • Electroencephalography
  • Facial Paralysis / complications*
  • Facial Paralysis / diagnosis
  • Facial Paralysis / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Speech Disorders / complications*
  • Speech Disorders / diagnosis
  • Speech Disorders / drug therapy
  • Syndrome