FOIX-CHAVANY-MARIE SYNDROME AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF HERPES ENCEPHALITIS

FOIX-CHAVANY-MARIE SYNDROME also known as Bilateral Anterior opercular syndrome is a rare cortical form of supranuclear (pseudobulbar) palsy in which there is an Automatic-voluntary dissociation of motor function of lower cranial nerves.There are very few reported cases of this syndrome in childhood, reported as a feature of herpes encephalitis. We report the case of a young girl, who presented with this syndrome as a feature of herpes encephalitis.