Vertical gaze ophthalmoplegia from infarction in the area of the posterior thalamo-subthalamic paramedian artery

Leon A Weisberg; Samuel A Trufant; Michael Wall; Thomas L Slamovits

doi:10.1161/01.STR.17.3.546

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Vertical gaze ophthalmoplegia from infarction in the area of the posterior thalamo-subthalamic paramedian artery

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Vertical gaze ophthalmoplegia from infarction in the area of the posterior thalamo-subthalamic paramedian artery

Leon A Weisberg, Samuel A Trufant, Michael Wall and Thomas L Slamovits

Stroke, Vol.17(3), pp.546-555

1986

DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.17.3.546

PMID: 3715958

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Abstract

Three cases of a stroke syndrome of acute supranuclear vertical gaze ophthalmoplegia are presented. Voluntary vertical gaze and the vertical vestibulo-ocular reflex were absent or diminished initially in all three patients. The patients also had loss of convergence and alteration in their mental status. Computed tomography scans showed lesions in the region of the rostral midbrain and lower diencephalon in the area surrounding the third ventricle. The blood supply, ischemic stroke syndrome and function of this region with reference to the supranuclear control of vertical gaze are discussed.

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Title: Subtitle: Vertical gaze ophthalmoplegia from infarction in the area of the posterior thalamo-subthalamic paramedian artery
Creators: Leon A Weisberg
Samuel A Trufant
Michael Wall
Thomas L Slamovits
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Stroke, Vol.17(3), pp.546-555
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.17.3.546
PMID: 3715958
NLM abbreviation: Stroke
ISSN: 0039-2499
eISSN: 1524-4628
Language: English
Date published: 1986
Academic Unit: Neurology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9983980014002771

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