Midbrain Corectopia
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 33 (3) , 193-195
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1976.00500030049010
Abstract
• Intermittent corectopia was recently observed in a patient with bilateral, rostral midbrain infarction. Results from neuropathologic examination disclosed isolated but intact Edinger-Westphal nuclei. An explanation of midbrain corectopia centered on segmental innervation of the pupil by the Edinger-Westphal nucleus. In the presence of a paralyzed dilator muscle, select, central inhibition of sphincter tone resulted in an oval and eccentric pupil.Keywords
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