Facial pain due to brainstem encephalitis. MRI confirmation of the lesion.
A 67-year-old woman developed central pain in the face with bilateral horizontal gaze palsy following brainstem encephalitis. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a lesion in the pontobulbar tegmental area.
Fukutake
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Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Hattori
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Chikama
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Kojima
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Hirayama
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D000368:Aged; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D009460:Neurologic Examination