Anterior operculum syndrome.
The anterior operculum syndrome (AOS) is a well-defined clinical entity that has received little attention in the English literature. We report the clinical and CT findings in 3 cases of AOS; 2 were caused by bilateral cerebral infarctions secondary to bilateral internal carotid occlusion and 1 by the residual effects of viral encephalitis. Although there was variability in the range of deficits found in our cases, each of these patients presented with characteristic facio-pharyngo-glosso-masticatory diplegia with a dramatic automatic-voluntary movement dissociation. This syndrome deserves attention for its characteristic anatomic and prognostic implications.
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Neurology Service, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 97207.
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D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002535:Cerebral Aqueduct; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D004671:Encephalitis, Arbovirus / Q000150:complications; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology; D014836:Volition