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A nuclear oculomotor nerve syndrome is rarely caused by mesencephalic lesions. We describe 5 patients, 4 with unilateral syndrome (3 due to ischemia and 1 to mesencephalic hemorrhage) and 1 with bilateral nuclear ischemia of the third cranial nerve. These patients represent 0.2% of those admitted
BACKGROUND
Lesions of the pyramidal system are characterized by their effects on qualitative aspects of movement. One of the features of pyramidal defects is the presence of associated movements or synkinesis.
METHODS
We present a case with residual associated electromyographic (EMG) response in a
BACKGROUND
Patients with Behcet disease have an excess of minor neurologic abnormalities (neurologic soft signs).
OBJECTIVE
(a) To investigate the neurologic soft signs (NSS) in Behcet disease (BD) patients who had no neurologic symptoms, by using the neurologic evaluation scale (NES). (b) To
Bilateral ptosis is reported with unilateral hemispheric lesions, suggesting partial lateralization of the control of the levator palpebrae superioris. There is a tight synkinesis between vertical eye and eyelid movements, but a similar, lateralized control of vertical gaze has not been previously
A tonic ambulatory foot response developed one year after clamping of an aneurysm of the contralateral carotid artery in a young adult. No motor deficiency was noted during the postoperative period, but spasm of the carotid bifurcation branches were present on arteriograms. Clinical examination and
The authors report the results of 782 microvascular decompression procedures for hemifacial spasm in 703 patients (705 sides), with follow-up study from 1 to 20 years (mean 8 years). Of 648 patients who had not undergone prior intracranial procedures for hemifacial spasm, 65% were women; their mean