A case of unilateral hypertrophic olivary degeneration following bilateral medial medullary infarction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1006-7876.2019.11.012
- VernacularTitle: 双侧延髓内侧梗死继发单侧肥大性下橄榄核变性一例
- Author:
Shuxiang YANG
1
;
Lu ZHAO
1
;
Hao LIU
2
;
Yuan GAO
1
;
Bo SONG
1
;
Yuming XU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
2. Department of Magnetic Resonance, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Medulla oblongata;
Brain infarction;
Nerve degeneration;
Olivary nucleus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2019;52(11):938-941
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Bilateral medial medullary infarction is a rare type of stroke. Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is usually secondary to the lesion involving the Guillain-Mollaret triangle with vacuolar degeneration of inferior olivary nucleus neurons and enlargement of inferior olivary nucleus. The primary lesions involving the Guillain-Mollaret triangle are usually located in midbrain, pons and cerebellum. A case of unilateral HOD secondary to bilateral medial medullary infarction is reported and the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment are analyzed in order to improve the understanding of HOD.
