What are the common symptoms of lateral pontine syndrome?
Damage to facial nucleus and facial nerve causes ipsilateral paralysis of upper and lower face, ipsilateral loss of lacrimation and salivation, ipsilateral loss of taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and loss of corneal reflex.
What is Foix-Chavany Marie syndrome?
Foix-Chavany Marie syndrome (FCMS) or Marie Foix syndrome is a rare bilateral cortical - subcortical pseudobulbar palsy. It is characterized by voluntary facial, lingual, pharyngeal and masticatory paralysis with preserved involuntary movements.
What could be the cause of lateral pontine syndrome?
Interrupted blood supply to anterior inferior cerebellar artery or circumferential arteries.
T1 hypointensity, T2/FLAIR hyperintensity and DWI diffusion restriction in the right lateral pons, indicating acute infarct (i.e. lateral pontine syndrome).