Cerebral hemisphere:
Posterior limb of external capsule
Pons: Basis pontis
Vascular:
Middle cerebral
artery: Small penetrating arteries
Basilar artery: Small penetrating arteries
Signs & Symptoms:
*Side:
Manifestation:
Comments:
C
Weakness
- upper and lower extremity
C
Ataxia -
arm and leg
*Side:
Ipsilateral, Contralateral, Both, Neither
Notes:
Weakness usually more prominent in leg
than arm; extensor plantar response; no
facial involvement or dysarthria. Other
locations include thalamocapsular lesions,
red nucleus, anterior cerebral artery distribution.
Also called "homolateral ataxia and
crural paresis."
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