Claude's syndrome: clinical and computed tomography correlations.
A patient with Claude's syndrome (ipsilateral fascicular third nerve palsy with contralateral ataxia) in whom computed tomography demonstrated a discrete infarct in the paramedian rostral mesencephalic tegmentum is reported. The vascular supply of the rostral mesencephalon is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000098:blood supply; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed