Basilar artery:
Long circumferential branches
Anterior inferior cerebellar artery
Signs & Symptoms:
*Side:
Manifestation:
Comments:
I
Ataxia -
arm and leg
Cerebellar
tracts
C
Weakness
- upper and lower extremity
Corticospinal
tracts
C
Hemisensory
loss - pain and temperature
Spinothalamic
tract
*Side:
Ipsilateral, Contralateral, Both, Neither
Notes:
Marie-Foix Syndrome
Lesion in the lateral pons, including the
middle cerebellar peduncle.
1. Ipsilateral cerebellar ataxia due to
involvement of cerebellar tracts
2. Contralateral hemiparesis due to corticospinal
tract involvement
3. Variable contralateral hemihypesthesia
for pain and temperature due to spinothalamic
tract involvement.
Links &
References:
Clinical features
and mechanism of occipital infarction Ann
Neurol 1987 Mar;21(3):290-9 Article
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