Babinski-Nageotte syndrome; alternating medulla oblongata syndrome
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Epidemiology
- rare
Pathology
- dorsolateral or posterior lateral medulla oblongata infarction
- may be regarded as a combination of the medial medullary syndrome & lateral medullary syndrome[3]
Clinical manifestations
- ipsilateral loss of sensation (face)
- ipsilateral Horner's syndrome
- ipisilateral paralysis of the tongue & palate
- ipsilateral cerebellar ataxia
- contralateral hemiplagia
- case report of ipsilateral hemiparesis, attributed to localization of medullary infarction to the caudal end of the medulla, just below the pyramidal decussation[3]
- dysarthria, hoarseness, dysphagia[2]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Babinski-Nageotte syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babinski%E2%80%93Nageotte_syndrome
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 de Freitas GR et al The Babinski-Nageotte syndrome. Neurology June 12, 2001 vol. 56 no. 11 1604 http://www.neurology.org/content/56/11/1604.full
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tada M et al Babinski-Nageotte Syndrome With Ipsilateral Hemiparesis. Arch Neurol. 2005;62(4):676-677 http://archneur.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=788111