Clinical course of isolated brain stem strokes
S Fitzek, C Fitzek, H Axer, F Joachimski, JJ Marx, F Thömke, PP Urban, P Stöter, OW Witte · Klinische Neurophysiologie · 2004 · Heft 08
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Introduction: While supratentorial strokes can be classified etiologically into lacunar, territorial, hemodynamic or embolic lesions, brain stem ischemia is often understood as a nosological entity without etiological differentiation. This imposes difficulties in predicting the clinical prognosis of these patients. There is only scarce data on the clinical course of isolated brain stem strokes. Aim: To study the clinical course and prognosis of solitary ischemic brain stem lesions. Methods: Patients with MRI proven acute brain stem ischemia, signs and symptoms were assessed at three time points: 1. acute state (…