Emotional facial palsy following striato-capsular infarction.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/jnnp.2007.131813.
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Abstract
Emotional facial palsy (EFP) is a rare condition in which facial paresis is only apparent during reflex movements of the hemiface, such as smiling and laughter. We report the case of a 32-year-old man presenting with EFP as the main symptom of a small striatocapsular infarction. Our case strongly suggests that the anterior arm of the internal capsule is part of the corticonuclear tract that is involved in emotional facial motility.
Medical subject headings
- Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease
- Corpus Striatum
- Emotions
- Facial Expression
- Facial Paralysis
- Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery
- Internal Capsule