The operculum syndrome.

R Sandyk; M J Brennan

doi:10.1097/00004728-198302000-00023

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The operculum syndrome.

R Sandyk·M J Brennan

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A 48-year-old man presented with signs of pseudobulbar palsy. On computed tomography (CT) he was found to have extensive tissue loss in the region of the sylvian fissure and insula bilaterally. This appearance on CT represents the radiological correlate to anatomic descriptions of the operculum syndrome, and is useful in distinguishing the condition from pseudobulbar palsy.

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Bulbar Palsy, Progressive Cerebral Infarction Diagnosis, Differential Hemiplegia Humans Male Middle Aged Syndrome Telencephalon Tomography, X-Ray Computed Case Reports Journal Article

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R Sandyk, M J Brennan. 1983. The operculum syndrome.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004728-198302000-00023

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