A Case of Non-paralytic Pontine Exotropia in Brain Stem Infarction.
- Author:
Young Soo YOO
1
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Sung Il SOHN
;
Jeong Geun LIM
;
Sang Doe YI
;
Young Choon PARK
;
Dong Kuck LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Brain Stem Infarctions*;
Brain Stem*;
Brain*;
Exotropia*;
Paralysis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
1995;13(3):703-706
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paralytic pontine extropia(PPE) is a exotropia in contralateral eye of lesion side, associated with one-and- a-half syndrome in acute phase of brainstem infarction and after then, often followed by non-paralytic pontine extropia(NPPE) and medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) syndrome in each clinical improvement. NPPE is pontine exotropia without lateral gaze palsy to ipsilateral side and is considered to be due to partial impairment of the unilateral paramedian pontine reticular formation(PPRF). We reported a case, 75 yearold man, of brainstem infarction who initially presented NPPE in acute phase, followed by ipsialteral MLF syndrome after 5th days.
