title: Body Lateropulsion and Cerebellar Tremor in a Patient with Pontine Infarction.
abstract: Body lateropulsion is known to be caused commonly by lateral medullary lesions but rarely by pontine lesions. It is also known to be associated with lesions of the dorsal spinothalamic tract or ascending graviceptive pathways. We herein report the case of a 75-year-old woman presenting with contralateral lateropulsion and cerebellar tremor caused by pons infarction. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of pontine infarction causing both lateropulsion and cerebellar tremor. Our case may be helpful in anatomical studies of ascending graviceptive pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hitachinaka Medical Education and Research Center, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: Ryoya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.forename: Tetsuto
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Yasuro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibagaki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014202:Tremor / Q000209:etiology*