title: [Pontine infarct after fracture of the skull base].
abstract: We report a case of pontine infarct that occurred after facial trauma with a fracture of the skull base. Reports of trauma-induced pontine infarcts have generally involved cervical trauma. This is the first report to our knowledge after facial trauma with skull base fracture. We suggest that intracranial vertebro-basilar dissection could be a possible mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rééducation Neurologique, Hopital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Detante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colle
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pradat-Diehl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020203:Brain Stem Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020205:Skull Fracture, Basilar / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Infarctus protubérantiel et fracture de la base du crâne.