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Lateral Medullary Syndrome

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)

Year introduced: 2000 (1964)

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Tree Number(s): C10.228.140.300.150.477.100.500, C10.228.140.300.775.200.100.500, C14.907.253.092.477.100.500, C14.907.253.855.200.100.500, C23.550.513.355.250.100.500, C23.550.717.489.250.100.500

MeSH Unique ID: D014854

Entry Terms:

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

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