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. 2006 Mar;2(1):78-81.
doi: 10.3988/jcn.2006.2.1.78. Epub 2006 Mar 20.

Truncal contrapulsion in pretectal syndrome

Jae-Hyeok Heo  1 , Ji Soo Kim, Kyung-Bok Lee, Keun-Hwa Jung, Hyun-Kyung Kim, Sung-Hun Kim, Jae-Kyu Roh
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Truncal contrapulsion in pretectal syndrome

Jae-Hyeok Heo et al. J Clin Neurol. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Truncal contrapulsion in association with pretectal syndrome has not been described previously. We report a patient with vertical-gaze palsy and severe truncal contrapulsion due to an infarction in the mesodiencephalic junction. Truncal contrapulsion in this patient may have resulted from the disruption of the ascending fibers in the crossed cerebellothalamic tract.

Keywords: Contrapulsion; Midbrain; Pretectal syndrome.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photograph of the patient, showing complete ptosis in the left eye and a mildly retracted right eyelid, representing the "plus-minus syndrome".
Figure 2
Figure 2
T2-weighted axial MRI image of the patient reveals an acute infarction in the mesodiencephalic junction that involved the medial portion of the left midbrain (A) and extended to the medial thalamus (B).
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