Combined Facial and Abducens Nerve Palsy in Pontine Infarction
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
;
: 752-754, 1998.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Isolated cranial neuropathies involving the facial nerve are very rare manifestations of pontine infarction, and have not been described in paramedian pontine infarction. We report a 67-year-old woman who developed sudden and long-lasting right facial nerve paralysis accompanied by transient ipsilateral abducens nerve palsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed two discrete simultaneous infarctions in the right inferior paramedian pontine area, which seemed to correspond to the facial nerve fascicle and the abducens nerve fascicle, respectively. Paramedian pontine infarction can be one of the causes of facial nerve palsy and present as an isolated or predominant sign.
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Main subject:
Abducens Nerve
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Paralysis
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Brain
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cranial Nerve Diseases
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Abducens Nerve Diseases
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Facial Nerve
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Infarction
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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