Table 1

Patients presenting with symptoms due to unruptured capillary telangiectasia of the brain stem

Patient (ref) Age Clinical presentation Neurological examination Location of the lesion Follow up
13 47 yRight hearing loss, headache, vertigoNARight midponsUnchanged 6 months
23 44 yIntermittent ataxiaNARight rostral ponsUnchanged 3 months
33 53 yVertigo, tinnitusNALeft rostral ponsUnchanged 3 y 4 months
43 69 yHearing lossNALeft midponsUnchanged 3 weeks
53 30 yRecurrent vertigo, unsteadinessNARight midponsUnchanged 7 months
63 63 yTransient dizziness, diplopiaNAMidrostral ponsUnchanged 1 month
71 55 yWeakness of both legs, slurring speechPons and medullaIntermittent
Death
86 15 monthsDeterioration of speech, ataxic gaitLesion extending from the inferior colliculi through the pons into the upper medullaIntermittent
Death
9277 yLeft tinnitusDecreased pinprick sensation in the left side of the faceVentral middle part of ponsUnchanged 4 y 1 month
102 61 yDiplopia, right ptosisDiplopia, ptosisLeft parasagittal pars of ponsUnchanged 2 y 1 month
112 39 yParaesthesia in all four limbs, numb tongueDecreased pinprick sensation in four limbsLeft parasagittal pars of ponsUnchanged 3 y 9 months
122 42 ySlurred speech, facial dropNADorsal middle part of ponsNA
132 67 yLeft sided weakness, hyperreflexiaNARight side of the pons, dorsal left side of pons10 months
142 31 yDizziness, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, right sided facial weaknessAtaxia, right sided facial weaknessLower middle part of pons, lower left side of pons1 y
152 55 yHearing loss greater in right ear than in left ear, tinnitusNormalLeft middle part of pons8 months
162 55 yDizziness, dysequilibriumAtaxiaLeft middle part of pons1 y 2 months
177 30 yDiplopiaNAQuadrigeminal areaIntermittent
Death
188 71 yDiplopia and vertigoNACentral ponsSymptoms resolution, death from an unrelated illness
199 58 yDizziness, hearing loss in the right earNormalLower part of the ponsUnchanged 6 months
209 62 yDiplopiaRight facial and abducens nerves paresisRight ponsNA
Present patient 128 yLeft ear tinnitus,Right sided weakness, increased muscle tone, and brisk deep tendon reflexesCentral paramedian pons on the leftUnchanged 5 y
Present patient 230 yLeft lip movementsNormalLower paramedian pons on the rightSymptoms resolution
Unchanged 1 y
Present patient 336 yRight Bell's palsy and gaze palsyComplete facial palsy of the right side, and inability to gaze toward his right sideLeft middle part of ponsFacial weakness resolution in 2 weeks.
Unchanged 6 months

  • NA=not available.