Ataxic hemiparesis from a midbrain mass

A 10-year-old boy with leukemia developed ipsilateral corticospinal and cerebellar signs: the ataxic hemiparesis syndrome. Computed tomography revealed a mass lesion in the contralateral rostral midbrain. Previous reports of this syndrome placed the lesion in the basis pontis. The anatomical substra...

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Published in:	Annals of neurology Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 405
Main Authors:	Bendheim, P E, Berg, B O
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-04-1981
Subjects:	Brain Neoplasms - complications Cerebellar Ataxia - etiology Child Hemiplegia - etiology Humans Leukemia, Lymphoid - complications Male Mesencephalon - diagnostic imaging Thalamus - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	A 10-year-old boy with leukemia developed ipsilateral corticospinal and cerebellar signs: the ataxic hemiparesis syndrome. Computed tomography revealed a mass lesion in the contralateral rostral midbrain. Previous reports of this syndrome placed the lesion in the basis pontis. The anatomical substrate of the ataxic hemiparesis syndrome includes the basis pontis, rostral midbrain, and possibly other areas within the central nervous system.
ISSN:	0364-5134
DOI:	10.1002/ana.410090416