title: MR findings of decerebrate rigidity with preservation of consciousness.
abstract: We describe a case of decerebrate rigidity, with preservation of consciousness, caused by a discrete pontine tegmentum lesion identified on MR imaging. Lesions within a certain brain stem region are responsible for decerebrate rigidity in animal studies, but there has been a lack of MR imaging evidence in humans. This report also implies that a discrete lesion was responsible for the decerebrate rigidity, while consciousness was preserved.
authors: Department of Neurology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: C-D
authors: CD
authors: Kao
authors: W-Y
authors: WY
authors: Guo
authors: J-T
authors: JT
authors: Chen
authors: Z-A
authors: ZA
authors: Wu
authors: K-K
authors: KK
authors: Liao