R Carrasco Moro, J M Pascual Garvi, C Vior Fernández, E E Espinosa Rodríguez, G Martín Palomeque, L Cabañes Martínez, M López Gutiérrez, A Acitores Cancela, E Barrero Ruiz, J S Martínez San Millán
INTRODUCTION: Ipsilateral hemiparesis (IH) can be defined as a paradoxical dysfunction of the first motor neuron involving the extremities on the opposite side to that expected, given the location of the triggering intracranial pathology. Compression of the corticospinal tract (CSt) along its course through the contralateral cerebral peduncle against the free edge of the tentorium, known as the Kernohan-Woltman notch phenomenon (KWNP), represents the main cause of IH. METHODS: This retrospective study analyzes a series of 12 patients diagnosed with IH secondary to KWNP treated at our institution, including a descriptive study of epidemiological, clinical, radiological, neurophysiological, and prognostic variables...
November 14, 2022: Neurología