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pontomedullary

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pontomedullary
pertaining to the pons and the medulla oblongata.
pontomedullary syndrome
lesions in this area cause spastic, uni- or bilateral weakness to paralysis, depression of ipsilateral postural reactions, cranial nerve deficits, and sometimes alterations in consciousness.
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The differential diagnosis of an abnormal localized signal intensity in the olive and pontomedullary area includes ischemic infarction, demyelination, tumor, an inflammatory process (including sarcoidosis), and focal rhomboencephalitis.
Palatal myoclonus secondary to hypertrophic olivary degeneration by Palacios, Enrique; Wasilewska, Ewa; Alvernia, Jorge E.; Figueroa, Ramon E. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Locomotion produced in mesencephalic cats by injections of putative transmitter substances and antagonists into the medial reticular formation and the pontomedullary locomotor strip.
Restorative effects of stimulating medullary raphe after spinal cord ... by Hentall, Ian D.; Burns, Scott B. / Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
With respect to this, it has been definitively established that neural sympathetic activity (NA released from sympathetic nerves) depends on the excitation of the A5(NA) pontomedullary nucleus [which interchanges inhibitory axons with the pontine A6(NA) and the medullary C1(Ad) nuclei].
Effects of desipramine on circulating neurotransmitters in patients ... by Lechin, Fuad; van der Dijs, Bertha; Pardey-Maldonado, Betty; Hernandez-Adrian, Gerardo; Rodriguez, S / Journal of Applied Research
 
 
 
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