Open AccessAtaxic hemiparesis with reductions of ipsilateral cerebellar blood flow.
Author(s) -
Fumddko Sakai,
Shinpei Aoki,
Shinichi Kan,
Hisaka Igarashi,
Tadashi Kanda,
Yuichi Tazaki
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.17.5.1016
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebellar hemisphere , ataxia , cerebellum , hemiparesis , cerebellar ataxia , cerebral blood flow , lesion , blood flow , computed tomography , anatomy , nuclear medicine , radiology , anesthesia , pathology , psychiatry
Regional cerebellar blood flow was measured in a patient with left-sided ataxic hemiparesis, using single-photon emission computed tomography and N-isopropyl-p-[123I]Iodoamphetamine. X-ray computed tomography revealed a small infarct in the paramedian portion of the right upper basis pontis. Blood flow was markedly reduced in the contralateral cerebellar hemisphere corresponding to the side of ataxia. The present study emphasizes the value of the three-dimensional functional imaging of the cerebellum to investigate the responsible lesion for ataxia and to study function of the cerebro-cerebellar circuits.