Pontine infarction manifesting as isolated cranial nerve palsies.
Isolated ipsilateral fifth, seventh, tenth and twelfth cranial nerve palsies in a 74-year-old woman were shown at autopsy to result from an inferior lateral pontine infarction. The clinical features and pathogenesis of this uncommon lesion are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003391:Cranial Nerves; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology