Lacunar syndromes due to brainstem infarct and haemorrhage. Issue 4 (April 1988)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, C; Woo, E; Yu, Y L; Chan, F L
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. Volume 51:Issue 4(1988)
• Page Start: 509
• Page End: 515
• Publication Date: 1988-04
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.51.4.509
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3050

Abstract

Abstract : Nine patients with brainstem infarct and two with brainstem haemorrhage presented with pure motor stroke, pure supranuclear facial palsy, sensorimotor stroke or ataxic hemiparesis. Despite the clinical similarity with hemispheric lacunes, brainstem infarcts causing lacunar syndromes probably have a greater tendency to progress. Small brainstem haemorrhages should also be considered as a cause of lacunar syndromes and the difficulty in differentiating them from small infarcts without CT is emphasised.