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SÍNDROME DE ACCIDENTE CEREBROVASCULAR PONTINO LATERAL COMO REPETICIÓN DE UN ICTUS: REPORTE DE UN CASO
O O Oguntiloye1,2, P Olowoyo1,3, O E Ojo1,2
1Department of Medicine, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine
|December 17, 2025
Resumen
Este reporte de caso detalla un raro accidente cerebrovascular pontino lateral en África, destacando la importancia de la RM para diagnosticar accidentes cerebrovasculares del tronco encefálico en sobrevivientes de accidentes cerebrovasculares.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Neurología; Neurociencia; Medicina Interna
Sus antecedentes:
- La protuberancia es un componente crítico del tronco encefálico y la oclusión de la arteria cerebelosa inferior anterior puede causar diversos síndromes de accidente cerebrovascular.; El síndrome pontino lateral, causado por la oclusión de la arteria cerebelosa inferior anterior, se presenta con déficits neurológicos específicos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Presentar un caso raro de síndrome pontino lateral en África.; Contribuir a la limitada literatura sobre este accidente cerebrovascular específico del tronco encefálico.
Principales métodos:
- Presentación de un caso de un sobreviviente de accidente cerebrovascular de 66 años.; Resonancia Magnética (RM) cerebral para confirmar el infarto pontino.
Principales resultados:
- El paciente experimentó inicio súbito de vértigo, disartria, ataxia del miembro derecho, debilidad facial e hipoacusia.; La RM cerebral confirmó un infarto agudo en la protuberancia inferior lateral derecha.
Conclusiones:
- La prevención secundaria de accidentes cerebrovasculares es crucial para los sobrevivientes.; Se recomienda la RM para sospechas de accidentes cerebrovasculares del tronco encefálico, particularmente en entornos con recursos limitados.
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