Inferior red nucleus syndrome (Benedikt's syndrome) due to a single intramesencephalic metastasis from a prostatic carcinoma. Case report.
The authors describe a case of inferior red nucleus syndrome due to a solitary intramesencephalic metastasis from a glandular epithelioma of the prostate. They emphasize the rarity of cerebral metastases of prostatic origin, particularly at the level of the brain stem, and the exceptional features of a red nucleus syndrome originating from a tumour.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D012012:Red Nucleus; D013577:Syndrome