Presentation
Right hemiplegia with left-sided diplopia.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Foville syndrome
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Wedge-shaped area of high T2 and FLAIR signal with restricted diffusion involving the left inferior medial aspect of the pons with no haemorrhagic component seen on GE sequence.
Peripheral mucosal thickening of the maxillary and sphenoid sinuses with partial opacification of the ethmoid cell (chronic sinusitis).
Case Discussion
MRI features of infarction involving the medial inferior aspect of the pons, known as Inferior medial pontine syndrome or Foville syndrome, secondary to occlusion of the paramedian branches of the basilar artery.