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.
Pathological yawning as a presenting symptom of brain stem ischaemia in two patients / Cattaneo, L; Cucurachi, L; Chierici, E; Pavesi, Giovanni. - In: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. - ISSN 0022-3050. - 77:(2006), pp. 98-100. [10.1136/jnnp.2005.075267]
Pathological yawning as a presenting symptom of brain stem ischaemia in two patients
PAVESI, Giovanni
2006-01-01
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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.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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