[Pure motor hemiplegia with ipsilateral lingual palsy caused by pontine infarction].
A 36 year old diabetic man developed a pure motor hemiplegia (PMH) associated with an ipsilateral lingual palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a pontine infarct. Lingual palsies have never been reported in patients with PMH so far, but may be associated with other lacunar syndromes such as the "dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome". This observation supports the hypothesis that corticohypoglossal pathways may have bilateral and assymetrical projections.
Aidi
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Service de Neurologie, Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat, Maroc.
el Alaoui Faris
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Essalhi
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Jiddane
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Chkili
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D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology*