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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar 26;80(13):1265.
doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318289dcd9.

A question of taste

Sheena Murdoch  1 , George Gorrie, Dana M Small, Joti J Bhattacharya
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Case Reports

A question of taste

Sheena Murdoch et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

A 38-year-old woman presented with bilateral lower facial weakness and reduced taste, but preserved involuntary facial movements and smell.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Axial T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images showing high signal change in the insular lobes bilaterally
There is thalamic involvement also in the region of the left ventroposteromedial nucleus.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Sagittal T1-weighted images demonstrating involvement of the overlying frontoparietal and temporal opercular regions
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References

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