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Foix–Chavany–Marie syndrome as a heralding feature of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

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  1. Aparna Kathait, Siddhartha Dhar, Divyani Garg, and Neera Chaudhry have equally contributed to this work.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, Room 837, Superspeciality Block, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Aparna Kathait, Siddharth Dhar, Divyani Garg & Neera Chaudhry

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Supplementary file1 Automatic voluntary dissociation leading to loss of volitional facial, lingual, masticatory, and pharyngeal movements with exaggerated jaw jerk, and preservation of reflex blinking and spontaneous smiling (MP4 10657 KB)

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Kathait, A., Dhar, S., Garg, D. et al. Foix–Chavany–Marie syndrome as a heralding feature of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Acta Neurol Belg 122, 1097–1098 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-022-01968-3

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