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J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
; 25(9): e151-2, 2016 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27282300
ABSTRACT
The clinical combination of unilateral facial and hypoglossal palsy with upper limb weakness is known as the capsular genu syndrome and responds most often to an ischemic infarct in the internal capsule. We here describe a patient with this peculiar combination, in whom the responsible lesion was located in the contralateral prefrontal cortex, involving the corresponding areas of the Penfield's homunculus. Contralateral cortical frontal lesions should be considered in patients with facial and hypoglossal palsy with upper limb weakness.
Subject(s)
Brain Diseases/complications , Cerebral Cortex/pathology , Facial Paralysis/etiology , Muscle Weakness/etiology , Paresis/etiology , Brain Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Cerebral Cortex/diagnostic imaging , Facial Paralysis/complications , Facial Paralysis/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Middle Aged , Muscle Weakness/complications , Paresis/complications , Paresis/diagnostic imaging
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