title: Central positioning upbeat nystagmus and vertigo due to pontine stroke.
abstract: We present a female patient with central positioning nystagmus and vertigo (c-PPV) due to a pontine stroke. To our knowledge this is the first report of central upbeat positioning nystagmus caused by pontine lacunar stroke. This report, together with those published previously, supports the existence of a crossing ventral tegmental tract in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Zagreb Medical School and University Hospital Center, Kišpatićeva 12, Zagreb HR 10000, Croatia. mhabek@mef.hr
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Habek
authors.forename: Tereza
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gabelić
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pavliša
authors.forename: Vesna V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Brinar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology*; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology*