Rostrocaudal thickness on sagittal diffusion-weighted imaging as a predictor of motor deficits in an acute isolated pontine infarction.

Background: The relationship between infarct dimensions and neurologic severity in patients with acute pontine infarctions remains unclear. This study aimed to clarify the morphometric predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging for motor deficits in pontine infarction.

Methods: Nineteen patients with an acute pontine infarction (12 males and 7 females, 70.