Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery occlusion)
Clinical Findings:
 • Nausea/vomiting/vertigo/nystagmus - Vestibular nucleus (CN 8)
 • Ageusia - Solitary nucleus/tract
 • Ipsilateral ataxia - Inferior cerebellar peduncle
 • Ipsilateral facial numbness - Trigeminal nucleus (CN 5) / tract
 • Ipsilateral Horner's Syndrome - Sympathetic pathway
 • Contralateral loss of pain/temperature - Spinothalamic tract
 • Palatal myoclonus - Central tegmental tract
 • Hoarseness/dysphagia - Nucleus ambiguus (CN 9, 10)

By Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci @gabifpucci @neudrawlogy

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