The pons powers the functions of the head and face Medically reviewed by Chris Vincent, MD The pons is part of a highway-like structure between the brain and the body known as the brainstem. The ...

In this prospective study, mid-sagittal MRI (slices of 3 or 4 mm) was used to measure the areas of the midbrain tegmentum and pons in 21 PSP patients (14 probable, 7 possible), 23 PD patients, 25 ...

They suggest the midbrain:pons volume ratio as a novel MRI measure that represents a sensitive tool for diagnosis of PSP. ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER. Massey, L. A. et al.

A 68 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of double vision and slurred speech. Shortly afterward, she became quadriplegic and lapsed into a coma. Pontine and Midbrain Infarction: Flair axial MRI ...

Your brainstem anatomy contains unique nerve fibers that interact with and support different parts of your body. Each part of the brainstem contains unique cranial nerves. The midbrain.

Brainstem gliomas account for approximately 20% of all CNS tumors among children younger than age 15. 1 This increase from 10% in the late 1970s reflects an increase in detection of the nondiffuse ...