title: Bilateral latero-pontine infarction: a rare syndrome, an unusual imaging.
abstract: The authors present one case of bilateral infarction of the brain stem, in the territory of the antero-inferior cerebellar artery. Besides the fact that such bilateral ischaemic lesions are rare, the initial clinical presentation mimicking a vestibular neuronitis indicates that this latero-pontine syndrome may appear as a peripheral disorder. It also reminds clinicians that careful and repeated examinations should always be performed in all patients suffering from vertigo. An unusual iconography is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Hautepierre Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, 1, av molière, F-67000 Strasbourg, France. marc.wiorowski@chru-strasbourg.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiorowski
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Perrot
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chambres
authors.forename: Ch
authors.initials: Ch
authors.lastname: Debry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentine
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology