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Crossed Ataxia
Author(s) -
Julien F. Bally,
Pierre Mégevand,
Duy Nguyen,
Théodor Landis,
Cristina Granziera
Publication year - 2011
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/strokeaha.111.623553
Subject(s) - medicine , ataxia , hemiparesis , lesion , pons , anatomy , stroke (engine) , diffusion mri , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , surgery , psychology , psychiatry , physics , thermodynamics
Ever since the seminal description of ataxic hemiparesis contralateral to a pontine lesion by Miller-Fisher, the question of why contralesional crossing pontocerebellar fibers do not more frequently produce ipsilesional hemiataxia was raised. The few cases of "quadrataxic hemiparesis" or bilateral leg ataxia remain exceptions.

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