Vertical one-and-a-half syndrome with contralesional pseudo-abducens palsy in a patient with thalamomesencephalic stroke.

J Neurol Sci

Department of Neurology (Medicine), Hamad Medical Corporation, P.O. Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.

Published: January 2012

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study presents a rare neuroophthalmological syndrome characterized by vertical one-and-a-half syndrome caused by a combination of supranuclear upgaze palsy and left third nerve involvement (Weber syndrome).
  • MRI scans revealed that this syndrome resulted from two separate infarcts: one in the left thalamomesencephalic junction and another in the left rostral midbrain.
  • The authors emphasize the unique combination of these neuroophthalmological findings, which has not been previously documented in literature.

Article Abstract

We report a unique neuroophthalmological syndrome consisting of vertical one-and-a-half syndrome-resulting from a combination of supranuclear conjugate upgaze palsy associated with left infranuclear (fascicular) third nerve involvement (Weber syndrome)-with concomitant contralesional pseudo-abducens palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed that this unusual clinical combination was the result of two infarcts one in the left thalamomesencephalic junction and another affecting the left infrategmental paramedian area of the rostral midbrain. We discuss the clinical topography of both neuroophthalmological findings. This unusual neuroophthalmological finding has not been reported.

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