Lateral medullary syndrome

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi , 14 Jan 2021
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ammar Haouimi, 14 Jan 2021

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Hypodensity is seen in the left lateral medulla oblongata suggestive of acute ischemicischaemic infarction.

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Lateral medullary syndrome, also called Wallenberg syndrome, is caused by an acute ischaemic infarction of the lateral medulla oblongata most commonly due to the occlusion of the vertebral artery (intracranial part) followed by posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) and its branches.

  • -<p><a href="/articles/lateral-medullary-syndrome">Lateral medullary syndrome,</a> also called Wallenberg syndrome, is caused by an acute ischaemic infarction of the lateral medulla oblongata most commonly due to the occlusion of the vertebral artery (intracranial part) followed by posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) and its branches</p>
  • +<p><a href="/articles/lateral-medullary-syndrome">Lateral medullary syndrome,</a> also called Wallenberg syndrome, is caused by an acute ischaemic infarction of the lateral medulla oblongata most commonly due to the occlusion of the vertebral artery (intracranial part) followed by posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) and its branches.</p>

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