Yonsei Med J.  1987 Dec;28(4):326-328. 10.3349/ymj.1987.28.4.326.

Divergence Paralysis Due to a Small Hematoma in the Tegmentum of the Brainstem

• Lee SA
• Sunwoo IN
• Kim KW

• KMID: 1095750
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1987.28.4.326

Abstract

There has been considerable controversy concerning divergence paralysis, an entity described as early as 1883 by Parinaud. We recently observed a patient with divergence paralysis, who on CT scan presented a small hematoma in the tegmentum of the brainstem. This case may support the theory that the center for divergence exists in the upper brainstem.

Keyword

Divergence paralysis; hematoma; brainstem

MeSH Terms

Cerebral Hemorrhage/complications*
Cerebral Hemorrhage/radiography
Hematoma/complications*
Hematoma/radiography
Human
Male
Middle Age
Paralysis/etiology*
Tegmentum Mesencephali*/radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed