A Case of a Pontine Infarction that Occurred Five Months after a Head and Neck Injury

Abstract

Described is the case of a 22 − year − old man who was admitted to hospital in an unconsciousness state and manifested bulbar palsy and abn 〔 ｝rmal ocular movements as a result of severe head and neck injuries that he had sustained 5 months earlier ． Magnetic resonance illlaging ( MRI )revealed a polltille infarction and cerebral angiography demonstrated occlusions of the left common carotid artery ， the left vertebral artery and the basilar artery ． This case exemplifies the possibility that delayed intracranial arterial occlusi 〔 ms can occur even several months after a head and neck illjury ． (