Foix-Chavani-Illeman Syndrome

Introduction

Foix-Shavini-Ileman syndrome is a rare clinical condition characterized by a combination of lesions in the spinal cord, two upper and often three lower extremities, and changes in mental status. This syndrome was first described by the French physician Pierre Illeman and his colleagues, Francois Chavany (J. A. Chavany) and Charles Foix, based on 22 cases of observation. However, even before this, in 1909, Charles Richet, a British neurologist, described another rare form