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Weber-Gubler syndrome; hemiparesis alternans oculomotoria; superior alternating hemiplegia

Pathology: - occlusion of the paramedian branches of the posterior cerebral artery - midbrain stroke resulting from occlusion of paramedian branches of the posterior cerebral artery, affecting - substantia nigra - corticospinal tract - corticobulbar tract - oculomotor nerve Clinical manifestations: - oculomotor nerve palsy - contralateral hemiparesis or hemiplegia.

General

stroke; cerebrovascular accident (CVA) cranial nerve III palsy; oculomotor nerve palsy syndrome

References

  1. Wikipedia: Weber's syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weber%27s_syndrome