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12884832

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-7-29
pubmed:abstractText
A 69-year-old Japanese man suddenly developed monoplegia of left lower extremity, followed by paraplegia and finally by tetraplegia. MRI revealed an infarction in bilateral medial medulla extending from the cervicomedullary junction up to the upper limit of the medulla. Both hypoglossal nerve palsy and sensory disturbance were absent. At the pyramidal decussation, fibers to the lower extremities cross caudal to the fibers going to the upper extremities, therefore right below the decussation, fibers to the lower extremities run medial side of the fibers to the upper extremities, but later the former run lateral side of the latter. In this patient, the authors considered that the lesion initially damaged the pyramidal decussation at a slightly lower level, involving the tract to left lower extremity, and then extended to right lower extremity, to the left upper extremity, finally to the right upper extremity. Bilateral medial medullary infarction must be considered in the clinical course seen as in this patient.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0009-918X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
195-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Bilateral medial medullary infarction presented with monoplegia of the lower limb, followed by paraplegia and finally by tetraplegia].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology and Neurological Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports