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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  3, Issue 2, Jul-Dec 2017, Pages 264-265
 

Case Report

One and Half Syndrome in Acute Pontine Infarct: A Rare Entity

Anita Rawat1, Kishalay Datta2, Vaibhav Gulati3

1Associate Consultant 2HOD and Associate Director 3PGY3, MEM {GWUUSA}, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi 110088, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.3217.17

Abstract

Oneandahalf syndrome is a clinical disorder characterized by an ipsilateral conjugate horizontal gaze palsy and an ipsilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia. The main causes of this rare syndrome are stroke and multiple sclerosis. Other causes include tumors, AV malformations, basilar artery aneurysms and rarely, vasculitis, brainstem tuberculoma and neurocysticercosis. Here we present a case of 69 year old male patient who presented to emergency with only blurring of vision and was diagnosed to have acute left sided/ paramedian acute dorsal pontine infarct,one and a half syndrome.

Keywords: One and Half Syndrome; Infarct; Pons. 


Corresponding Author : Vaibhav Gulati, PGY3, MEM {GWUUSA} Dept of Emergency Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi 110088, India.