Pathological yawning as a presenting symptom of brain stem ischaemia in two patients
| Autor: | E. Chierici, Laura Cucurachi, Giovanni Pavesi, Luigi Cattaneo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Central nervous system Short Report Yawn brainstem Brain ischemia yawning Internal medicine yawning chasm brainstem stroke medicine Stroke Pathological chasm Denervation business.industry medicine.disease stroke Pons Psychiatry and Mental health medicine.anatomical_structure Anesthesia Gait Ataxia Cardiology Surgery Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business |
| Popis: | Two cases of brain stem stroke involving the upper pons and the ponto-mesencephalic junction presented with transient excessive pathological yawning, associated with gait ataxia and in one subject with upper limb and facial hemiparesis. A causal relation is hypothesised between the brain stem lesion and pathological yawning, possibly related to denervation hypersensitivity of a putative brain stem yawn centre. Excessive yawning may herald brain stem ischaemia. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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