Two Cases of Foville's Syndrome

Abstract

Foville described a case of paralysis of the left side of face and the right side of the body. This is, so-called, Foville's syndrome, and very rare.
We had two cases of Foville's syndrome. First case is a 48-years-old man with the palsy of right oculomotor nerve, left abducens nerve, left facial nerve and the right side of the body and vertical nystagmus. Second case is a 75-years-old woman with the palsy of left oculomotor nerve, abducens nerve, left facial nerve and the right side of the body and horizontal nystagmus. According to clinical course and neurological signs, it is seems that the origin is cerebral thrombosis.