title: Ischemic bilateral opercular syndrome.
abstract: Opercular syndrome, also known as Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome, is a paralysis of the facial, pharyngeal, masticatory, tongue, laryngeal, and brachial muscles. It is a rare cortical form of pseudobulbar palsies caused by vascular insults to bilateral operculum. Its clinical presentations include anarthria, weakness of voluntary muscles involving face, tongue, pharynx, larynx, and masticatory muscles. However, autonomic reflexes and emotional activities of these structures are preserved. In the present case, an 81-year-old male presented with acute onset of anarthria with difficulties in chewing, speaking, and swallowing that was diagnosed with opercular syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Yüzüncü Yıl University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milanlioglu
authors.forename: Mehmet Nuri
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gökgül
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamamcı
authors.forename: Mehmet Atilla
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Erkuzu
authors.forename: Temel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tombul