Pontine lesion of the abducens fasciculus producing so-called posterior internuclear ophthalmoplegia.
Pontine lesion of the abducens fasciculus producing so-called posterior internuclear ophthalmoplegia.
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外展神经束的桥脑病变产生所谓的后核间性眼肌麻痹。
DOI:
10.1159/000117410
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发表时间:
1997
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Aldo Quattrone
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文献类型:
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作者:
Luciano Oliveri;Francesco Bono;Aldo Quattrone
So-called posterior internuclear ophthalmoplegia (s-pINO) is an uncommon disorder of the horizontal gaze which is characterized by abduction paresis with associated adduction nystagmus of the contralateral eye. The neuroanatomical basis of s-pINO remains poorly defined as imaging data have not been available yet [1]. We describe a patient suffering from definite multiple sclerosis (MS) who presented with ophthalmologic features strongly suggestive of s-pINO.A 24-year-old male suffering from definite MS was admitted to our department because of sudden development of diplopia in right lateral gaze. On neurological examination, he had abduction paresis of the right eye and contralateral adduction nystagmus. In primary position his eyes were orthophoric. No miosis or convergence abnormalities were observed. Vertical and horizontal eye movements were studied with fixed (20 (degree)) saccade sequences. We analyzed latency, accuracy and peak velocity performance index (PI) as described by Baloh et al.[2]. Oculographic (EOG) recordings of horizontal saccadic eye movements showed slow abduction in the right eye (PI= 0.75; normal 1.10+/-0.15) with adduction overshoot in the left eye (128%; normal 97+/-15) whereas left eye PI was in the normal range. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of vertical saccades and smooth pursuit eye movements were normal. Brainstem evoked potentials were also within the normal range. MRI examination was performed with a 0.5-tesla unit (Vectra, GE medical system) with a standard head coil. Conventional noncontrast MR imaging was used, with peripheral-gated spin-echo axial and sagittal PD-and T^ sub 2^-weighted scanning (TR= 3,076-3,428; TE= 20-100, FOV= 24 cm, matrix 192 x 256, NEX= 1, slice thickness= 5 mm, slice gap= 1 mm). Additional sagittal fast-SE cuts, PD-and T^ sub 2^-weighted (TR= 2,500; TE= 225-100, FOV= 24 cm, matrix 192 x 256, NEX= 3, slice thickness= 4 mm; slice gap= 1 mm) were focused on the brainstem. Apart from scattered white matter hyperintensities typical of MS in T^ sub 2^-and DPweighted sequences, we identified a single hyperintensity in the right lower pons, anterior to the IVth ventricle, affecting abducens fasciculus and partially involving the paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF)(fig. 1).