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Pondering how to remember pontine syndromes?   Don’t become despondent about syndromes of the pons!   Here’s an easy way remember the basic parts of pontine syndromes:   Pontine lesions are usually vascular and are either from an infarct in the AICA territory (lateral) or paramedian branches of the basilar artery (medial)   Lateral & medial pontine syndromes can be remembered by the easy mnemonic THE PONS, w/ “THE” representing lateral syndromes & “PONS” representing medial syndromes   LATERAL SYNDROMES: T = Temperature (spinothalamic = loss of pain & temp contralateral body, trigeminal nucleus = ipsilat face) H = Horner’s (sympathetic pathway) E = Equilibrium problems (spinocerebellar = ataxia of ipsilateral arm & leg)   MEDIAL SYNDROMES: P = Proprioception (medial lemniscus = loss of contralateral vibration & proprioception) O = Ophthalmoplegia (MLF = internuclear ophthalmoplegia) N = Nonmobile (corticospinal tract = weakness of contralateral body) S = Sixth nerve (Sixth nerve nucleus = loss of ipsilateral CN 6)   There are many different syndromes that vary by what exact structures are involved, but if you always remember THE PONS, you can easily pontificate about pontine lesions!