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Midbrain ptosis Caused by Periaqueductal Infarct Following Cardiac Catheterization: Early Detection With Diffusion‐Weighted Imaging
Author(s) -
Mihaescu Mihaela,
Brillman Jon,
Rothfus William
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon2000103187
Subject(s) - medicine , midbrain , ptosis , paresis , lesion , radiology , nuclear medicine , ophthalmology , surgery , central nervous system
Isolated infarcts in the periaqueductal region are rare but have been reported after cardiac catheterization . The authors report a case of dorsal midbrain infarct which caused bilateral ptosis, partial upgaze paresis, and internuclear ophthalmoplegia imaged within eight hours with diffusionweighted imaging (DWI). The lesion was later confirmed on T2‐weighted images. Diffusion‐weighted imaging can rapidly confirm the diagnosis of this rare brainstem infarct.