Cestan-Chenais syndrome

Cestan-Chenais syndrome definition - medical

Ces·tan-Che·nais syndrome (sĕ-stănˈshə-nāˈ, sĕ-stäɴˈ-)

noun
A syndrome caused by lesions of the brainstem and resulting in contralateral hemiplegia, hemianesthesia, paralysis of the larynx and soft palate, enophthalmos, miosis, and ptosis.

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