Question 1724
{"accessible":true,"alternatives":[{"id":8568,"text":"anterior inferior cerebellar artery and/or basilar artery"},{"id":8566,"text":"anterior spinal artery and/or basilar artery"},{"id":8567,"text":"posterior inferior cerebellar artery and/or vertebral artery"},{"id":8569,"text":"superior cerebellar artery and/or basilar artery"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":8567,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Lateral medullary syndrome\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/articles/lateral-medullary-syndrome\"\u003eLateral medullary syndrome\u003c/a\u003e, also known as Wallenberg syndrome, is a clinical syndrome caused by an acute ischemic infarct of the lateral medulla oblongata. This is most commonly due to occlusion/dissection of the intracranial portion of the vertebral artery or PICA and/or\u0026nbsp;its branches\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, rID:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca title=\"26717\" class=\"internal\" href=\"/cases/26717\"\u003e26717\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","id":1724,"imageUrl":"https://prod-images-static.radiopaedia.org/multiple_choice_questions/220/Square-MCQ-1024x1024.007_big_gallery.jpeg","imageAttribution":{"kind":"case","rID":26717},"imageAttributionCaseInfo":{"title":"Lateral medullary syndrome","contributor_name":"Ian Bickle","contributor_param":"clonvara","case_rid":26717,"case_param":"lateral-medullary-syndrome-1"},"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2591","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/ischaemic-stroke/questions/1723","relatedArticles":[{"id":32265,"title":"Brainstem stroke syndromes","link":"/articles/brainstem-stroke-syndromes?lang=us"},{"id":1085,"title":"Brain arterial vascular territories","link":"/articles/brain-arterial-vascular-territories?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":763,"kind":"Course","title":"Stroke Learning Pathway - page 763","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/stroke-learning-pathway/pages/763"},{"id":763,"kind":"Course","title":"Content Previews - page 763","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/previews/pages/763"},{"id":2100,"kind":"Course","title":"Stroke Learning Pathway - peer review - page 2100","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/stroke-learning-pathway-peer-review/pages/2100"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eThis infarct most likely is the result of the involvement of which arteries?\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/1724"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"8567","percentage":53},{"alternativeId":"8568","percentage":19},{"alternativeId":"8566","percentage":8},{"alternativeId":"8569","percentage":19}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"ischemic-stroke"}