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08 June 2022: Articles

Contralateral Tongue Deviation Due to Paramedian Pontine Infarction: A Brief Review of Cortico-Hypoglossal Projections

Rare disease

Chenxuan Zhou A* , Mengyao Cheng B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936511

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936511

Figure 2. Diagrammatical representation of different patterns of the cortico-hypoglossal fibers. Diagrammatically, Line A represents contralateral cortico-hypoglossal fibers that decussate at the pontomedullary junction; Line B represents ipsilateral cortico-hypoglossal fibers; Line C represents the contralateral cortico-hypoglossal fibers with decussation different from the pontomedullary junction (more caudal in this case).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923