title: ["Paralysis cruciata"--a rare brain stem lesion syndrome after cervical vertebrae trauma].
abstract: Bell's cruciate paralysis with severe paresis or paralysis of the upper extremities and no or minimal paresis of the lower extremities represents a rare lesion of the pyramidal decussation of the lower brain-stem. MRI may show a hypointense lesion on T1-weighted imaging. Prognosis in this syndrome is dependent on the extent of involvement of surrounding brain-stem-structures, as described in three different cases.
authors.affiliation: Neurochirurgische Klinik, Knappschaftskrankenhaus, Bergmannsheil, Gelsenkirchen-Buer.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Prestar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Keidel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: "Paralysis cruciata"--ein seltenes Hirnstammläsionssyndrom nach HWS-Trauma.