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Hemiparesis caused by vertebral artery compression of the medulla oblongata

1985; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Volume: 62; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3171/jns.1985.62.3.0425

ISSN

1933-0693

Autores

Phyo Kim, Buichi Ishijima, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Masayuki Yokochi,

Tópico(s)

Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Resumo

✓ The case is reported of a patient with progressive left hemiparesis due to vascular compression of the medulla oblongata. Metrizamide computerized tomography cisternography revealed that the left vertebral artery was compressing and distorting the left lateral surface of the medulla. Compression was surgically relieved and symptoms improved postoperatively. Neurological and symptomatic considerations are discussed in relation to the topographical anatomy of the lateral corticospinal tract.

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