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Specialty | Neurology ![]() |
Medial inferior pontine syndrome is a condition associated with a contralateral hemiplegia.
"Medial inferior pontine syndrome" has been described as equivalent to Foville's syndrome.[1]
Presentation
Although medial pontine syndrome has many similarities to medial medullary syndrome, because it is located higher up the brainstem in the pons, it affects a different set of cranial nuclei.
Structure affected | Presentation |
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Corticospinal tract | Contralateral spastic hemiparesis |
Medial lemniscus | Contralateral PCML (aka DCML) pathway loss (tactile, vibration, and stereognosis) |
Abducens nerve | Strabismus (ipsilateral lateral rectus muscle paralysis - the affected eye looks down and towards the nose). Abducens nerve lesion localizes the lesion to inferior pons. |
Depending upon the size of the infarct, it can also involve the facial nerve.
Cause
Medial pontine syndrome results from occlusion of paramedian branches of the basilar artery.
Diagnosis
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Treatment
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See also
- Alternating hemiplegia of childhood
- Lateral medullary syndrome
- Lateral pontine syndrome
- Medial medullary syndrome
- Weber's syndrome
References
- ^ Hubloue I, Laureys S, Michotte A (September 1996). "A rare case of diplopia: medial inferior pontine syndrome or Foville's syndrome". Eur J Emerg Med. 3 (3): 194–8. doi:10.1097/00063110-199609000-00011. PMID 9023501.
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