"Medial inferior pontine syndrome" has been described as equivalent to Foville's syndrome.

Foville's syndrome was initially described by Achille-Louis-François Foville, a French physician, in 1859.

The brainstem nuclei of these nerves, as in certain patterns of brainstem stroke such as Foville's syndrome.

Foville's syndrome is caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the region of the brainstem known as the pons.

Foville's syndrome can also arise as a result of brainstem lesions which affect Vth, VIth and VIIth cranial nerves.