Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs), with a median survival of 9 months, represent the biggest therapeutic challenge in pediatric neuro-oncology. Despite many clinical trials, no major ...

New research has identified a small region of the brain that, when injured, may be associated with coma. After examining brainstem lesions from 36 patients, investigators found a significant link ...

The first step in the evaluation of a patient with neurologic symptoms is the neuroanatomic localization of the lesion. It would be interesting to know further detail about the presenting symptoms: ...

A 74 year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes developed a left hemiparesis and left gaze preference. Pontine Infarction: (Left) T2-weighted axial MRI; (Right) Flair axial MRI. Note the bright ...