Uncrossed corticospinal tracts presenting as transient tumor-related symptomatology.

Abstract

Ipsilateral corticospinal innervation is rare. No prior cases have described ipsilateral tumor-associated symptoms as the presentation of an uncrossed corticospinal tract. Herein, we describe a case associated with a left frontal tumor, presenting with transient ipsilateral hemiparesis and aphasia. Due to the fluctuating symptomatology, we suspected a cerebrovascular cause and initially performed a workup for stroke. Ipsilateral motor innervation was discovered with intraoperative monitoring during the resection of the tumor, and confirmed with postoperative diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Neurosurgeons should be aware of uncrossed motor system, and include it in the differential of ipsilateral deficit in patients with intracranial tumors.