Cerebellar infarction in the territory of the medial branch of the superior cerebellar artery.
The authors studied 14 patients with an isolated cerebellar infarct in the territory of the medial branch of the superior cerebellar artery (MSCA). The most common clinical finding was severe gait ataxia with sudden falling (n = 9) or severe veering (n = 2). Cerebellar dysarthria was found in 8 patients. Eight patients had a mild unilateral limb ataxia. These findings emphasize that MSCA territory cerebellar infarction presented with the prominent gait ataxia and cerebellar dysarthria.
Sohn
Sung-Il
SI
Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea.
Lee
Hyung
H
Lee
Seong-Ryong
SR
Baloh
Robert W
RW
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D020234:Gait Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology