Table 3 Main Findings of Pontine Infarction Patients with PMH or Hemiplegia
From: Pontine infarction with pure motor hemiparesis or hemiplegia: A prospective study
Study | No. of patients | main clinical findings | risk factors | time and finding of CT scan | time and finding of MRI | MRA | outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nighoghossian et al.[8] (1993) | 6 | PMH, | hypertension, gait ataxia, vertigo smoking, DM | 36h(8–72h) after the stroke, CT(-) | 20d(12–27d) after the stroke, MRI(+) | yes | the rate of disability is 86% |
Kim et al. [6] (1995) | 17 | PMH, dysarthria, distinct lingual paresis | hypertension | not provided | not provided | two of them had occlusion of ICA | Not provided |
Heo et al. (1996) [4] | 1 | PMH, | not provided | 3d after stroke, CT(+) | 1.5 month after stroke, MRI(+) | yes | Not provided |
Kumral et al. [7] (2002) | 39 | PMH, dysarthria, ataxia | hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, DM, smoking | not provided | 7d within the stroke | 7d within the stroke | Good |
Our study | 12 | PMH or hemiplegia, Nonvertiginous dizziness | DM | within 6 h after the stroke CT(-) | within 72 h after the stroke MRI(+) | within 72 h after the stroke | good |