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The relationship between the caudolateral pontine syndrome and the anterior inferior cerebellar artery

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The caudolateral pontine syndrome associated with compromised circulation through the anterior inferior cerebellar artery is reviewed on the basis of three cases. Clinical observations are supplemented by the author's anatomical studies, and the pertinent literature is discussed.

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Perneczky, A., Perneczky, G., Tschabitscher, M. et al. The relationship between the caudolateral pontine syndrome and the anterior inferior cerebellar artery. Acta neurochir 58, 245–257 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01407131

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