Horizontal gaze paresis in hemispheric stroke.

Eight-and-a-half syndrome: an unusual presentation of brainstem infarction.

A 68-year-old man known to have non-insulindependant diabetes, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia presented with a 2-day history of abnormal sensation on the left side of his face and associated weakness of his right arm and leg. The symptoms presented with a sudden onset and had a stuttering course over the next 2 days at which point he presented to hospital. Initial examination revealed a ...

An isolated horizontal-gaze paresis in a patient with pontine infarction.

Ultrasonic evaluation of movement of the diaphragm after acute cerebral infarction.

Respiratory dysfunction is an important complication of acute stroke but its mechanisms are poorly understood. Previous indirect assessments suggest that paralysis of the diaphragm occurs contralateral to the cerebral lesion. Diaphragmatic excursion was studied with real time ultrasound during quiet and deep breathing in 50 patients within 72 hours of acute stroke and 40 controls. During quiet ...

Claude's syndrome associated with supranuclear horizontal gaze palsy caused by dorsomedial midbrain infarction.

Claude's syndrome caused by dorsal midbrain lesion is characterized by ipsilateral third nerve palsy and contralateral ataxia. To date, reports in the literature concerning Claude's syndrome associated with the midbrain paresis of horizontal gaze are rare. A 62-year-old man suddenly developed left third cranial nerve palsy, right lateral gaze palsy, and right ataxia. Intact Bell's phenomenon an...

Oculomotor abnormalities in Parkinson's disease.

Ocular movement was studied in 19 patients with Parkinson's disease and in ten normal controls. Common abnormalities included "hypometric saccade" on the eye-tracking test and on command, "saccadic pursuit," and convergence paresis. Reaction time was longer in patients with Parkinson's disease than in controls for horizontal saccadic gaze, finger movements, and body movements. Maximal saccadic ...