Weber's syndrome with vertical gaze palsy.

نویسندگان

  • Muhammad Khalil
  • Tayyaba Gul Malik
  • Khalid Farooq
چکیده

Weber's syndrome with vertical gaze palsy is rarely reported in literature. We present a case of a 47-year-old female who developed sudden onset of left exotropia, right sided hemiplegia and vertical gaze palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple infarcts involving both thalami and extending caudally into the midbrain. This case presents the diverse clinical picture following midbrain infarcts.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP

دوره 19 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009