Ataxic hemiparesis associated with ipsilateral cerebellar syndrome caused by a paracentral gyrus lesion

Neurosurgery. 1991 Aug;29(2):257-8. doi: 10.1097/00006123-199108000-00015.

Abstract

The authors report a case of ataxic hemiparesis and an ipsilateral cerebellar syndrome in relation to a glioblastoma of the paracentral gyrus region. The physiopathology of this clinical presentation caused by compression of the corticopontine tract is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / complications*
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Cerebellar Ataxia / etiology*
  • Female
  • Glioma / complications*
  • Glioma / diagnosis
  • Hemiplegia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged