Pure sensory stroke due to a pontine lacune

A 53-year-old hypertensive man presented with the sudden onset of an isolated lemniscal sensory syndrome of the entire left side of his body. Magnetic resonance images showed a small lacune in the right paramedian pons corresponding to the location of the medial lemniscus.

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Published in:Stroke (1970) 1989-03, Vol.20 (3), p.406-408
Main Authors: HOMMEL, M, BESSON, G, POLLAK, P, BORGEL, F, LE BAS, J. F, PERRET, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebral Infarction - complications
Cerebral Infarction - diagnosis
Cerebrovascular Disorders - etiology
Cerebrovascular Disorders - physiopathology
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Pons - pathology
Sensation - physiology
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
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Summary:A 53-year-old hypertensive man presented with the sudden onset of an isolated lemniscal sensory syndrome of the entire left side of his body. Magnetic resonance images showed a small lacune in the right paramedian pons corresponding to the location of the medial lemniscus.
ISSN:0039-2499
1524-4628
DOI:10.1161/01.STR.20.3.406