Clinical manifestations of brainstem infarction

Brainstem infarction itself belongs to a special type of cerebral infarction, its clinical manifestations are more. For example, in the midbrain infarction, the patient will show Weber syndrome, manifested as one side of the pupil dilated, light reflex disappeared, eyeball fixation, contralateral limb hemiplegia; in the pons can show Millard-Gubler syndrome, the patient will show peripheral facial paralysis on one side, one side of the eyeball abduction, looking out, eye movement disorder, and contralateral limb hemiplegia; Dorsolateral medulla syndrome may be present in the medulla oblongata. The patient may present with crossed sensory disturbances, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, ataxia, cough on drinking water, dysphagia, etc. Therefore, the symptoms of brainstem infarction are very complex. If the patient shows a single symptom or complex symptoms, the patient should pay attention to it. He must go to the neurology department in time for MRI plain scan of the head, not CT scan. CT scan has many imaging artifacts for brainstem and cerebellum, which is easy to cause misdiagnosis. MRI scan must be carried out. If once diagnosed, must be active treatment, in the acute phase can thrombolytic therapy, rehabilitation treatment can be carried out in the recovery period. In short, brain stem infarction after the occurrence of patients to cause attention, regular medication, regular review.