Pontine tegmentum hematoma. Report of a case with pure hemiplegia.
The authors report the case of a 50 year-old hypertensive male patient with a pontine hematoma. The clinical presentation was characterized by pure pyramidal deficit signs (no other signs or symptoms were present). A pure hemiplegia syndrome, although common in supratentorial lesions, is considered to be a rare event in pontine vascular lesions. The pathophysiologic mechanisms of these neurological findings are unclear. The exclusive involvement of the pyramidal tract in this case is likely due to a variation in the vascular anatomy of the pons but, in some cases, a vascular malformation may be the cause.
Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo Medical School General Hospital, Brazil. albeflav@usp.br
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D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011149:Pons; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed