Central positioning upbeat nystagmus and vertigo due to pontine stroke

Mario Habek; Tereza Gabelić; Goran Pavliša; Vesna V Brinar

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.021

Central positioning upbeat nystagmus and vertigo due to pontine stroke

J Clin Neurosci. 2011 Jul;18(7):977-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.021. Epub 2011 May 12.

Authors

Mario Habek¹, Tereza Gabelić, Goran Pavliša, Vesna V Brinar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Zagreb Medical School and University Hospital Center, Kišpatićeva 12, Zagreb HR 10000, Croatia. [email protected]

PMID: 21570295
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.021

Abstract

We present a female patient with central positioning nystagmus and vertigo (c-PPV) due to a pontine stroke. To our knowledge this is the first report of central upbeat positioning nystagmus caused by pontine lacunar stroke. This report, together with those published previously, supports the existence of a crossing ventral tegmental tract in humans.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Nystagmus, Pathologic / etiology*
Pons / pathology*
Stroke / complications*
Stroke / pathology
Vertigo / etiology*