Abstract
Three cases with vascular brainstem lesions, clearly visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or CT scan, are reported. Dissociated paralyses of eye movements with preservation of smooth pursuit, documented with electro-oculographic recordings, existed in the three cases. In the first, there was a paralysis of all leftward saccades and of the left sixth nerve. This syndrome and the CT scan suggested damage to the caudal part of the left paramedian pontine reticular formation (PPRF). The preservation of leftward smooth pursuit confirms that the caudal PPRF is not crucial for this movement. In the second case, all downward saccades were absent. This syndrome and MRI suggested bilateral damage to the rostral interstitial nucleus of the medial longitudinal fasciculus (riMLF). The preservation of downward smooth pursuit confirms that the riMLF is not crucial for this movement. Lastly, in the third case, all lateral eye movements were absent. Vertical saccades, upward oculocephalic movement and downward fove...
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