Ann Rehabil Med.  2018 Aug;42(4):639-641. 10.5535/arm.2018.42.4.639.

Injury of the Lower Ascending Reticular Activating System by Subfalcine Herniation in a Patient With a Cerebral Infarct

• Jang SH
• Kwon YH

• KMID: 2420060
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5535/arm.2018.42.4.639

Abstract

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MeSH Terms

Humans

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Brain computed tomography images (A) at 3 days after onset show subfalcine herniation (arrows), and brain magnetic resonance images (B) at 2 weeks after onset show a leukomalactic lesion in the left middle cerebral artery area. (C) Results of diffusion tensor tractography for the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) of the patient and a normal subject (48-year-old female). The right lower ventral ARAS shows severe narrowing (arrow) whereas the lower portions of the lower dorsal ARAS and the left lower ventral ARAS reveal mild narrowing. The upper ARAS showed decreased neural connectivity in the left hemisphere.

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