Topographic Location of Acute Pontine Infarction Is Associated With the Development of Progressive Motor Deficits
Author(s) -
Se-Mi Oh,
Oh Young Bang,
ChinSang Chung,
Kwang Ho Lee,
Won Hyuk Chang,
GyeongMoon Kim
Publication year - 2012
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.111.632307
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , pons , cardiology , stroke (engine) , infarction , confidence interval , basilar artery , lesion , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , surgery , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Motor weakness progression is relatively common in acute pontine infarction and frequently associated with increased functional disability. We designed this study to identify the predictors of progression of motor weakness in patients with pontine infarction during the acute phase.
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