Pontine lesion in opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome shown by MRI.
Two patients with opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome are reported whose magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed brain stem lesions. Both patients developed the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome after an upper respiratory illness. One case had visual hallucinations during the course of illness and MRI revealed a focal lesion in the pons involving the junction of basis and tegmentum. MRI of the second case showed a focal lesion at the upper pontine tegmentum.
Hattori
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Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Hirayama
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Imai
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Yamada
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Kojima
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004576:Electromyography; D005133:Eye Movements; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000294:innervation; D009207:Myoclonus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology