Pontine-crossed paralysis consequent to multiple trauma: case report.
The case of a multiple trauma victim with a brain-stem injury, resulting in a syndrome of pontine-crossed paralysis, is presented. Demonstration of these disorders in the setting of multiple trauma is highly unusual, but the diagnosis is established quickly and accurately through magnetic resonance imaging. A possible mechanism of injury is presented for discussion.
Division of Neurosurgery, University of California, Davis-East Bay, Oakland 94602, USA.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis