Etymology

Foix-Chavany-Marie syndrome

Today it means: A partial paralysis of the face, pharynx and jaw caused by bilateral damage to the operculum. Full definition →

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The story

It was described in 1926 by Charles Foix, Jean Alfred Émile Chavany and Julien Marie.

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