Specialty neurology ICD-9-CM 344.89 MeSH D020526 | ICD-10 G46.3 DiseasesDB 32782 | |
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Foville's syndrome is caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the region of the brainstem known as the pons.
Contents
Structures affected by the infarct are the PPRF, nuclei of cranial nerves VI and VII, corticospinal tract, medial lemniscus, and the medial longitudinal fasciculus.
Presentation
This produces ipsilateral horizontal gaze palsy and facial nerve palsy and contralateral hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, and internuclear ophthalmoplegia.
History
Foville's syndrome was initially described by Achille-Louis-François Foville, a French physician, in 1859.
References
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