Isolated medial longitudinal fasciculus syndrome: Review of imaging, anatomy, pathophysiology and differential diagnosis

Authors

Puneet S. Kochar, 1 Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, USA.
Yogesh Kumar, 1 Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, USA.
Pranav Sharma, 1 Department of Radiology, Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital, USA.
Vikash Kumar, 2 Department of Radiology, BLK Superspeciality Hospital, India.
Nishant Gupta, 3 Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Medical Center, USA.
Pradeep Goyal, 3 Department of Radiology, St. Vincent's Medical Center, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The neuroradiology journal

Abstract

Isolated medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) syndrome due to infarction limited only to the midbrain is a rare occurrence. The MLF are a group of fiber tracts located in the paramedian area of the midbrain and pons. They control horizontal eye movements by interconnecting oculomotor and abducens nuclei in the brain stem. Such small infarcts can easily be overlooked by young neuroradiologists and trainees. In this review, we discuss the clinical and imaging characteristics, comprehensive review of the anatomy, pathophysiology, and differential diagnosis.

First Page

95

Last Page

99

DOI

10.1177/1971400917700671

Publication Date

2-1-2018

Recommended Citation

Kochar, Puneet S.; Kumar, Yogesh; Sharma, Pranav; Kumar, Vikash; Gupta, Nishant; and Goyal, Pradeep, "Isolated medial longitudinal fasciculus syndrome: Review of imaging, anatomy, pathophysiology and differential diagnosis" (2018). All Research. 230.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/all_research/230

Identifier

28541157 (pubmed); PMC5789990 (pmc); 10.1177/1971400917700671 (doi)