Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.Thomson, Alexis
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Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
Thomson, Alexis
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A lesion of the _crus_ may in like manner produce spastic hemiplegia
and hemianæsthesia of the opposite side, often associated with a lower
neurone paralysis of the third and fourth nerves of the same side
(crossed paralysis). The optic tract, which crosses the crus, may also
be affected, and hemianopia result.
Lesions of the _corpora quadrigemina_ cause interference with the
reaction of the pupil, disturbance of the functions of the oculo-motor
nerve and of mastication, ataxia, and inco-ordination of the movements
of the limbs.
The symptoms produced by lesions of the _pons and medulla_ vary
according to the position of the lesion. If it is unilateral, there
may be spastic hemiplegia and hemianæsthesia of the opposite side; if
it is situated in the lower part of the pons or in the medulla, there
is often also a lower neurone paralysis of one or more of the cranial
nerves on the same side as the lesion (crossed paralysis). Paralysis
of the external rectus of one eye and of the internal rectus of the
other (conjugate paralysis) is frequently found in pontine, and in
cortical and internal capsule lesions.
_Cerebellar_ lesions are associated with special symptoms. In ataxia,
there is inco-ordination of muscular movements, especially of the
coarse movements, such as walking. The gait becomes irregular and
staggering, with a tendency to fall, sometimes to the side on which
the lesion is situated, sometimes to the opposite side. In patients
who cannot walk, ataxia may be tested by ordering repeated pronation
and supination of the forearm. Paresis or asthenia may be found in the
trunk muscles, or evidenced by weakness of the grip, or drooping of
the head to one side. Changes in muscle tone may arise and lead to
exaggerated or decreased reflexes, often varying from day to day.
Vertigo and nystagmus may also be present, in addition to occipital
headache and tenderness on percussion. When one lateral lobe is
implicated, the symptoms are referred to the same side; when the
median lobe is involved, they are bilateral, and there may be
retraction of the neck with extension of the legs, probably as the
result of the associated internal hydrocephalus.
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