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Preferred term

Lateral Medullary Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • INFARCTION of the dorsolateral aspect of MEDULLA OBLONGATA in the BRAIN STEM. It is caused by occlusion of the VERTEBRAL ARTERY and/or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Clinical manifestations vary with the size of infarction, but may include loss of pain and temperature sensation in the ipsilateral face and contralateral body below the chin; ipsilateral HORNER SYNDROME; ipsilateral ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; VERTIGO; nausea, hiccup; dysphagia; and VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p801)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Dorsolateral Medullary Syndrome
  • Lateral Bulbar Syndrome
  • Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Syndrome
  • Vieseaux-Wallenberg Syndrome
  • Wallenberg's Syndrome
  • Wallenberg Syndrome

In other languages

  • French

  • lnfarctus latérobulbaire
  • Syndrome latéral du bulbe
  • Syndrome latéro-bulbaire
  • Syndrome médullaire latéral

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