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Primary pontine hemorrhage and the dysarthria‐clumsy hand syndrome

1982; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 32; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1212/wnl.32.9.1027

1526-632X

Stanley Tuhrim, Wen C. Yang, Herbert Rubinowitz, Jesse Weinberger,

Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research

The dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome is attributed to a lacunar infarct in the medial pons. A 68-year-old man with this syndrome had CT evidence of a small hemorrhage. The site of lesion, not the cause, produces the syndrome.