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7432604

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
An autopsied series of 162 consecutive fatal head injuries was analyzed for location and type of primary brain stem injury. Of 41 cases with primary brain stem injury, 24 (59%) demonstrated 22 tears and 2 complete transections at the level of the pontomedullary junction. Three cases are presented in detail to illustrate the range of structural and functional damage seen with trauma at this level of the brain stem. A pathologically verified case of traumatic "locked-in" syndrome is reported, including serial brain stem auditory evoked responses that are correlated with the neuropathological findings. In addition, two cases of primary traumatic damage at the pontomedullary junction (one tear and one total transection) are described; these were associated with instantaneous death at the time of injury. Pathophysiologically, the tearing or disruption occurring at this level results from rapid hyperextension, which produces stretching at the pontomedullary junction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0148-396X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
623-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Traumatic lesions of pontomedullary junction.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports