| Posterior pusher syndrome: A report of two cases. | |
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PMID: 20056311 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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"Pusher syndrome" is classically described as a disorder of body orientation in the coronal plane. Although it mainly occurs in stroke patients, non-stroke causes have been described. Pusher behaviour is characterized by a tilt towards the contralesional paretic side and a resistance to external attempts to rectify. It may occur with or without hemispatial neglect, which in itself may be the cause of a usually ipsilesional shift of attention and body orientation in the axial plane. In this report we describe two patients with a marked disturbance of body orientation in the sagittal plane with imbalance, posterior tilt and an active resistance to forward pulling or pushing. By analogy we propose the term "posterior pusher" syndrome for the clinical picture. |
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Authors:
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Stefanie Cardoen; Patrick Santens |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-01-06 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery Volume: 112 ISSN: 1872-6968 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Neurol Neurosurg Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-05 Completed Date: 2010-06-17 Revised Date: 2011-07-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7502039 Medline TA: Clin Neurol Neurosurg Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 347-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Dept. of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. |
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Accidental Falls Aged Aged, 80 and over Brain / pathology Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications Female Gait Disorders, Neurologic / complications*, pathology, psychology Humans Hydrocephalus / complications Hypothalamic Neoplasms / complications, pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Meningioma / complications, pathology Neurologic Examination Paresis / complications*, pathology, psychology Posture / physiology* Syndrome |
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2011 Jul;113(6):521
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