Penetrating trauma of the posterior fossa resulting in Vernet's syndrome and internuclear ophthalmoplegia
Kim, H.S.; Ko, K.
Journal of Trauma 40(4): 647-649
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282 PMID: 8614050 Document Number: 468189
We report the case of a young male assaulted with a screwdriver, which was embedded in the posterior fossa, causing Vernet's syndrome and internuclear ophthalmoplegia. His hospital course and the cranial nerve deficits sustained as a result of the injury with the relevant neuroanatomy are discussed.