Bilateral cerebellar ataxia as the sole manifestation of a unilateral rostral pontine tegmental infarct [2]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1445-

  Lee, H ^a   Cho, Y W ^a  

^a Keimyung University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZONA INCERTA;

BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0346367171     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.10.1445     Document Type: Letter

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