Stroke recovery and lesion reduction following acute isolated bilateral ischaemic pontine infarction: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although pontine strokes account for a small percentage of all ischaemic events, they can be associated with significant initial disability. These lesions may be missed on computed tomography and therefore magnetic resonance imaging is generally preferred for the assessment of brainstem strokes. The aetiopathogenesis of isolated pontine infarcts, not due to a significant compromise (occlusion or dissection) in the vertebrobasilar territory, still remains to be fully characterised. These strokes present with different symptoms, depending on the lesion location and size, partly reflecting the anatomical variability of the vertebrobasilar vessels. Progressive neurological deterioration is relatively common and has been associated with the extension of such lesions. However,

SUBMITTER: Varsou O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4203895 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature