title: Cortical asymmetry of REM sleep EEG following unilateral pontine hemorrhage.
abstract: A 24-year-old woman with a left pontine hematoma showed marked asymmetry in the EEG of REM sleep, suggesting that a unilateral pontine lesion is sufficient to disrupt normal REM sleep EEG in the ipsilateral hemisphere. Other REM sleep characteristics (rapid eye movements, muscle atonia) were unaffected by this lesion.
authors.affiliation: Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kushida
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Rye
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nummy
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Spire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rechtschaffen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply*; D012895:Sleep, REM