title: Late fetal pontine destruction.
abstract: A child with an absent pons is described who died 8 weeks after birth. At postmortem examination, the defect was consistent with a vascular event in the last trimester.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Guy's Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Trounce
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Janota
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D002529:Cerebellar Nuclei / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011149:Pons / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology