Category: Rx Neurology (A – Z)

Demyelinating Lateral Pontine Syndrome is a neurological condition in which loss of myelin—the protective insulation covering nerve fibers—occurs specifically in the lateral portion of...

A cholesteatoma is an abnormal, noncancerous skin growth that develops in the middle ear behind the eardrum. Despite its name, it is not a...

Compressive Lateral Pontine Syndrome is a neurological condition that arises when a space‐occupying lesion exerts pressure on the lateral aspect of the pons, the...

Pontine peduncular hemorrhage is a type of brainstem stroke characterized by bleeding into the peduncular region of the pons, the part of the brainstem...

A Tegmental Pontine Hemorrhage is a type of intracerebral bleed occurring in the tegmentum of the pons—the central, dorsal portion of the brainstem. The...

A small unilateral tegmental hemorrhage is a focal bleed confined to one side of the tegmentum, the central core region of the brainstem. The...

Bilateral tegmental hemorrhage is a subtype of primary brainstem (pontine) hemorrhage in which bleeding occurs within the tegmentum on both sides of the brainstem....

Basal-tegmental hemorrhage is a type of brainstem bleed that occurs within the tegmental region of the pons and midbrain. This area, called the “core”...

An inferior lateral pontine hemorrhage is a type of brainstem bleed that occurs in the lower (inferior) and side (lateral) portion of the pons,...

Superior lateral pontine hemorrhage is a specific type of brainstem bleed in which blood accumulates in the upper, side portion of the pons. The...

Hemorrhagic Lateral Pontine Syndrome is a rare form of brainstem stroke caused by bleeding into the lateral portion of the pons, a critical relay...

Descending sympathetic fibers are the nerve pathways that carry “fight-or-flight” signals from the brain’s hypothalamus down through the brainstem and spinal cord to the...

Middle and inferior cerebellar peduncle infarctions are a form of stroke where blood flow to the middle and inferior cerebellar peduncles is blocked. These...

The spinal trigeminal nucleus infarct is a specialized type of brainstem stroke that affects the spinal tract and nucleus of the trigeminal nerve (cranial...

A pontine vestibulocochlear nucleus infarct is a type of brainstem stroke in which blood flow is interrupted to the vestibular and cochlear nuclei located...

Pontine Facial Nucleus Infarct is an ischemic lesion localized to the facial motor nucleus within the pons, the part of the brainstem that links...

A paramedian pontine infarct (PPI) is a type of brainstem stroke that occurs when one of the small, penetrating branches of the basilar artery—known...

Caudal lateral pontine infarct, often called lateral inferior pontine syndrome or anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) infarction, is a type of brainstem stroke that...

A rostral lateral pontine infarct (rLPI) is a specific type of ischemic stroke that affects the upper (rostral) and outer (lateral) portion of the...

Ischemic lateral pontine syndrome is a neurological condition resulting from a stroke (loss of blood flow) in the lateral (side) portion of the pons,...