Open AccessEight-and-a-half syndrome: video evidence and updated literature review
Author(s) -
Marco Antonio Cárdenas-Rodríguez,
Sergio A. CastilloTorres,
Beatriz Chávez-Luévanos,
L. de León-Flores
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-234075
Subject(s) - medicine , pons , brainstem , etiology , pediatrics , lesion , cranial nerve palsy , pathology , surgery
The eight-and-a-half syndrome (EHS)-defined by the combination of a seventh cranial nerve palsy and an ipsilateral one-and-a-half syndrome-is a rare brainstem syndrome, which localises to the caudal tegmental region of the pons. We present a case of the EHS secondary to an inflammatory lesion on a previously healthy 26-year-old woman, with a literature review emphasising the relevance of aetiological assessment.