ISCHEMIC PONTOMEDULLARY TRANSECTION WITH INCOMPLETE LOCKED-IN SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT WITH MRI

Authors
LATRONICO N TANSINI A GUALANDI GF GASPAROTTI R BOCHICCHIO M CHIESA A CANDIANI A
Citation
N. Latronico et al., ISCHEMIC PONTOMEDULLARY TRANSECTION WITH INCOMPLETE LOCKED-IN SYNDROME - A CASE-REPORT WITH MRI, Neuroradiology, 35(5), 1993, pp. 332-334
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging",Neurosciences
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
35
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
332 - 334
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1993)35:5<332:IPTWIL>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We describe a case of incomplete locked-in syndrome (LIS) due to basil ar artery thrombosis, in which MRI showed a complete, sharply demarcat ed infarct at the pontomedullary junction. This supports experimental data showing that the lower reticular formation is not critical for th e maintenance of consciousness. To our knowledge, this is the first re ported case of ischaemic pontomedullary transection with LIS.