Medial thalamic infarction presenting with vertical gaze palsy: A Case report

초록

Although the supranuclear pathways for vertical gaze control are not well defined, vertical gaze palsy has been known to be associated with midbrain lesions. A associated midbrain structures are mesencephalic rostral interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasiculus, the interstitial nucleus of Cajal, and the posterior commissure. Rarely, vertical gaze palsies can be a manifestation of paramedian thalamic infarction. We report a rare complication case of a patient presenting with vertical gaze palsy secondary to isolated medial thalamic infarct.