Brainstem stroke syndromes
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GroupBrainstem stroke syndromes refer to a group of syndromes that occur secondary to occlusion of small perforating arteries of the posterior circulation. The resulted infarction has characteristic clinical picture according to the involved area however, generally there is ipsilateral cranial nerve palsy and contralateral hemiplegia/hemiparesis and sensory loss.
They are classified according to the location into:
Medulla oblongata
Laterallateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg syndrome)Medialmedial medullary syndrome (Dejerine syndrome)
Pons
Lateral
- lateral pontine syndrome (Marie-Foix syndrome)
Inferiorinferior medial pontine syndrome (Foville syndrome)-
Lockedlocked-in syndrome.Ventral -
ventral pontine syndrome (Raymond syndrome)
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ventral pontine syndrome (Millard-Gubler Syndrome)
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-<p>Group of syndromes occur secondary to occlusion of small perforating arteries of the posterior circulation. The resulted infarction has characteristic clinical picture according to the involved area however, generally there is ipsilateral cranial nerve palsy and contralateral hemiplegia/hemiparesis and sensory loss.</p><p>They are classified according to the location into:</p><h5>Medulla oblongata</h5><p><a href="/articles/lateral-medullary-syndrome">Lateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg syndrome)</a></p><p><a href="/articles/medial-medullary-syndrome">Medial medullary syndrome (Dejerine syndrome)</a></p><h5>Pons</h5><p>Lateral pontine syndrome (Marie-Foix syndrome)</p><p><a href="/articles/inferior-medial-pontine-syndrome-foville-syndrome">Inferior medial pontine syndrome (Foville syndrome)</a></p><p><a href="/articles/locked-in-syndrome">Locked-in syndrome</a>.</p><p>Ventral pontine syndrome (Raymond syndrome).</p><p>Ventral pontine syndrome (Millard-Gubler Syndrome).</p><p><a href="/articles/facial-colliculus-syndrome">Facial colliculus syndrome</a>.</p><h5>Midbrain</h5><p><a href="/articles/weber-syndrome">Weber syndrome</a>.</p><p><a href="/articles/benedikt-syndrome">Benedikt syndrome</a>.</p><p><a href="/articles/claude-syndrome">Claude syndrome</a>..</p><p> </p>- +<p><strong>Brainstem stroke syndromes </strong>refer to a group of syndromes that occur secondary to occlusion of small perforating arteries of the posterior circulation. The resulted infarction has characteristic clinical picture according to the involved area however, generally there is ipsilateral cranial nerve palsy and contralateral hemiplegia/hemiparesis and sensory loss.</p><p>They are classified according to the location into:</p><h5>Medulla oblongata</h5><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/lateral-medullary-syndrome">lateral medullary syndrome (Wallenberg syndrome)</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/medial-medullary-syndrome">medial medullary syndrome (Dejerine syndrome)</a></li>
- +</ul><h5>Pons</h5><ul>
- +<li>lateral pontine syndrome (Marie-Foix syndrome)</li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/inferior-medial-pontine-syndrome-foville-syndrome">inferior medial pontine syndrome (Foville syndrome)</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/locked-in-syndrome">locked-in syndrome</a></li>
- +<li>ventral pontine syndrome (Raymond syndrome)</li>
- +<li>ventral pontine syndrome (Millard-Gubler Syndrome)</li>
- +</ul><h5>Midbrain</h5><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/weber-syndrome">Weber syndrome</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/benedikt-syndrome">Benedikt syndrome</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/claude-syndrome">Claude syndrome</a></li>
- +</ul><p> </p>
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