Dilatation of pupils in a 'top of the basilar' stroke. Case report.
A case is presented of a 'top of the basilar' stroke followed by a well circumscribed midbrain lesion mainly involving the parenchyma around both third nerve nuclear complexes. Prominent clinical features were: third nerve paralysis including huge pupils unresponsive to light, transient unconsciousness, and slight cerebellar dyscoordination.
University Clinic of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Heick
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Birket-Smith
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Fedders
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Brun
D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D011680:Pupil; D013681:Tegmentum Mesencephali / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed