@zach_london Ipsilateral facial nerve fibers looping around abducens ( only horizontal eye movement is abduction of contralateral eye ) Preserved convergence/ vertical eye movement ( mid brain intact ) Most commonly stroke or ms https://t.co/w8vAo0Htct

https://t.co/w8vAo0Htct

RT @CMAJ: A case of “eight and a half syndrome” due to acute ischemic #stroke, or “one and a half syndrome” along with a lower motor neuron…

RT @CMAJ: A case of “eight and a half syndrome” due to acute ischemic #stroke, or “one and a half syndrome” along with a lower motor neuron…

A case of “eight and a half syndrome” due to acute ischemic #stroke, or “one and a half syndrome” along with a lower motor neuron cranial nerve VII #palsy.  This lesion is highly localizable to the pontine tegmentum. https://t.co/5GfIbXzLHV *gated @mcgillu