Patients present with sudden and precipitous neurological deficits. [radiopaedia.org]

Skull base chondrosarcomabe is to be included in the differentials of a young patient presenting with signs consistent with pontine haemorrhage. Publication Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan [ecommons.aku.edu]

Mohr Medicine Neurology 1980 Two hypertensive men presented clinically with small, largely unilateral hematomas of the pons and midbrain demonstrated by computerized tomography. [semanticscholar.org]

Superior Foville syndrome is a rare clinical presentation of stroke and presented a rich semiological feature of the posterior cerebral fossa. Introduction The Superior Foville Syndrome is a rare clinical feature of stroke or brain hemorrhage. [panafrican-med-journal.com]

Clinical tuberculoma of pons presenting as Foville’s syndrome. J Indian Med Assoc 1973; 61 :184–5. 8. Levene LJ. Benign cerebellar tumor presenting a modified Foville syndrome. J Am Geriatr Soc 1958; 6 :346–51. 9. [e-tjo.org]

• Miosis

  Diffusely spreading hypertensive haemorrhages are of apo-plectiform onset with fast developing coma, and show disturbance of vegetative function (disturbance of respiration, cardiac dysrhythmias, hyperthermia, hypertension), miosis and other neuroophthalmologic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  or autonomic instability Cerebellum - Ataxia, usually beginning in the trunk, ipsilateral facial weakness, ipsilateral sensory loss, gaze paresis, skew deviation, miosis, or decreased level of consciousness Causes [ edit ] Hypertension Arteriovenous [en.wikipedia.org]

  Mild ptosis with concurrent miosis oculus dexter was also found. A neurological examination revealed left hemiplegia, left hemiparesthesia, left-side sensory ataxia, right facial palsy, and right facial analgesia. [e-tjo.org]

  Neurologic examination demonstrated a decreased level of consciousness, bilateral miosis, horizontal gaze paralysis, right ptosis, dysarthria, left hemiplegia, and left tongue deviation. [omicsonline.org]

• Renal Insufficiency

  Conclusions Reversible, predominantly posterior leukoencephalopathy may develop in patients who have renal insufficiency or hypertension or who are immunosuppressed. [nejm.org]

• Ocular Bobbing

  Clinical manifestations included “ocular bobbing,”… SHOWING 1-6 OF 6 REFERENCES Ocular bobbing with survival C. ClarkeR. [semanticscholar.org]

  Spontaneous downward eye movements - ocular bobbing - imply preservation of rostral brainstem gaze centres. smaller unilateral basal pontine lesions show contralateral hemiparesis, often with ataxia in the limbs affected. lateral tegmental pontine lesions [gpnotebook.co.uk]

  bobbing, miosis, or autonomic instability Cerebellum - Ataxia, usually beginning in the trunk, ipsilateral facial weakness, ipsilateral sensory loss, gaze paresis, skew deviation, miosis, or decreased level of consciousness Causes [ edit ] Hypertension [en.wikipedia.org]

• Stupor

  Introduction Both acute medical illness and treatment with immunosuppressive drugs are occasionally complicated by neurologic abnormalities, including altered mental function, visual loss, stupor, and seizures. [nejm.org]

  His level of consciousness was drowsy at initial presentation, but subsequently worsened to stupor. He showed sudden respiratory difficulty, so underwent endotracheal intubation. [ejao.org]

• Long Tract Signs

  Depending on the speed at which the hematoma enlarges and the exact location, presentation may include 1,2 : decreased level of consciousness (most common) long tract signs including tetraparesis cranial nerve palsies seizures Cheyne-Stokes respiration [radiopaedia.org]

• Myelopathy

  External links [ edit ] v t e Lesions of spinal cord and brain Spinal cord / vascular myelopathy sensory: Sensory ataxia Tabes dorsalis motor: Motor neuron disease mixed: Brown-Séquard syndrome cord syndrome ( Posterior Anterior Central / Syringomyelia [en.wikipedia.org]

METHODS: Review of all patients with acute pontine hemorrhage admitted to a single tertiary center from 1990 to 2002 who underwent a diagnostic workup including brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Methods: Review of all patients with acute pontine hemorrhage admitted to a single tertiary center from 1990 to 2002 who underwent a diagnostic workup including brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). [karger.com]

Key Words: Pontine hematoma ; Surgical treatment ; Conservative treatment [jkns.or.kr]

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[…] haemangioma, cavernous haemangioma, capillary teleangiectasies), anticoagulative treatment and inflammatory vascular disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rapid identification and appropriate diagnostics are essential, as prompt treatment usually results in reversal of symptoms; permanent neurologic injury or death can occur with treatment delay. [wjgnet.com]

Treatment and prognosis Pontine hemorrhages have a poor prognosis, with large bleeds being almost universally fatal. Open surgical evacuation of the clot is usually not performed, although stereotactic clot aspiration has been advocated by some 5. [radiopaedia.org]

[…] that prognosis is related to size of the haematoma level of consciousness pupillary abnormalities. [aic.cuhk.edu.hk]

Determination of the baseline and fol- low-up ICH and IVH volumes on NCCT was performed using Analyze Direct 11.0 software” Keywords Brainstem CT angiography Intracerebral hemorrhage Pontine Prognosis Spot sign Author Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Clinical [analyzedirect.com]

"Duret hemorrhage is not always suggestive of poor prognosis: a case of acute severe hyponatremia". Am J Emerg Med. 23 (7): 908–10. doi : 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.07.014. [en.wikipedia.org]

The treatment depends on the etiology found, so it is important to realize a complete work up. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interest. [panafrican-med-journal.com]

Etiology 95% of cases have a normal cerebral angiogram and the source of bleeding is not identified; the cause is thought to be a venous bleed. This is referred to as non-aneurysmal perimesencephalic SAH. [radiopaedia.org]

Other associated conditions are hepatic dysfunction / liver transplantation, malnutrition Sites Most commonly central pons Extrapontine sites are cerebellum and lateral geniculate, regions of extensive gray white matter apposition Pathophysiology / etiology [pathologyoutlines.com]

Anterior cerebral artery infarction and aneurysms are common etiologies. The clinical features include reflex grasping, groping, and compulsive tool manipulation by the dominant right hand. [neurologyindia.com]

Chimowitz MI, Furlan AJ, Sila CA, Paranandi L, Beck GJ: Etiology of motor or sensory stroke: A prospective study of the predictive value of clinical and radiological features. Ann Neurol 1991;30:519–525. [karger.com]

Hsu PK, Rigamonti D, Huhn SL (1993) Epidemiology of cavernous malformations. In: Awad IA, Barrow DL (eds) Cavernous malformations. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Park Ridge IL, pp 13–23 Google Scholar 4. [springerlink.com]

Definition / general Central pontine and extrapontine myelinolysis are complications of treatment of marked hyponatremia Terminology Also termed osmotic demyelination syndrome Epidemiology Occurs most commonly in setting of chronic alcoholism (~40% of [pathologyoutlines.com]

International epidemiology of intracerebral haemorrhage. CurrAtheroscler Rep. 2012; 14: 300-306 INAGAWA T, OHBAYASHI N, TAKECHI A, SHIBUKAWA M, YAHARA K. [ajns.paans.org]

Basic Facts &Epidemiology Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)is a devastating, aggressive brain tumor of childhood. It arises in the pons, a region of the brainstem involved in critical body functions. [childhoodbraintumor.org]

Epidemiology Frequency United States Each year, intracerebral hemorrhage affects approximately 12-15 per 100,000 individuals, including 350 hypertensive hemorrhages per 100,000 elderly individuals. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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