[Neuroanatomy of Isolated Body Lateropulsion]

Brain Nerve. 2016 Mar;68(3):263-70. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416200387.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Axial body lateropulsion, a phenomenon where the body is pulled toward the side of the lesion, with tendency of falling down, is the well-known transient feature of lateral medullary syndrome. In some cases, axial body lateropulsion occurs without vestibular and cerebellar symptoms (isolated body lateropulsion:[iBL]). Patients with iBL have a lesion located in the spinocerebellar tract, descending lateral vestibulospinal tract, vestibulo-thalamic pathway, dentatorubrothalamic pathway, or thalamocortical fascicle. This review deals with the anatomic basis and clinical significance of iBL.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuroanatomy* / methods