Millard-Gubler syndrome secondary to cavernous angioma: report of a case

The Millard Gubler syndrome is considered a protuberant syndrome due to a lower pontine lesion and characterized, from the clinical point of view, by facial paralysis and VI pares, ipsilateral to the lesion and contralateral brachiocrural palsy; frequently it is of vascular cause, less frequent of t...

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Published in:Acta Neurológica Colombiana 2018-01, Vol.34 (1), p.64
Main Authors: Karen Sofía Tejada Angarita, Salim Díaz Yamal
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
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Summary:The Millard Gubler syndrome is considered a protuberant syndrome due to a lower pontine lesion and characterized, from the clinical point of view, by facial paralysis and VI pares, ipsilateral to the lesion and contralateral brachiocrural palsy; frequently it is of vascular cause, less frequent of traumatic cause or by effect of mass secondary to a tumor. A case report is presented of a 45-year-old patient who attends the hospital service of the Fundación Centro Colombiano y Neurológicas FIRE with a clinical picture characterized by loss of muscle strength in the left side of the body, and motor deficit of the right side of the face, dysarthria and deterioration of the state of consciousness. The simple skull CT on admission showed extensive brainstem bleeding. According to the clinical findings, it is concluded that the patient presented a Millard Gubler syndrome.
ISSN:0120-8748
2422-4022
DOI:10.22379/24224022181