Divergence Paralysis Due to a Small Hematoma in the Tegmentum of the Brainstem.
10.3349/ymj.1987.28.4.326
- Author:
Sang Am LEE
1
;
Il Nam SUNWOO
;
Ki Whan KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Divergence paralysis;
hematoma;
brainstem
- MeSH:
Cerebral Hemorrhage/complications*;
Cerebral Hemorrhage/radiography;
Hematoma/complications*;
Hematoma/radiography;
Human;
Male;
Middle Age;
Paralysis/etiology*;
Tegmentum Mesencephali*/radiography;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1987;28(4):326-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There has been considerable controversy concerning divergence paralysis, an entity described as early as 1883 by Parinaud. We recently observed a patient with divergence paralysis, who on CT scan presented a small hematoma in the tegmentum of the brainstem. This case may support the theory that the center for divergence exists in the upper brainstem.
