Lateral Medullary Syndrome

Introduction: Lateral Medullary Syndrome

Description of Lateral Medullary Syndrome

Lateral Medullary Syndrome (medical condition): A rare neurological condition caused by a stroke (involving the cerebellar artery) and resulting in symptoms such as facial paralysis or weakness on one side of body. See also Wallenberg's Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Wallenberg's Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Wallenberg's Syndrome
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome: SYN: posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome.
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome: Infarction of the dorsolateral aspect of the medulla due to occlusion of the vertebral artery and/or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Clinical manifestations vary with the size of infarction, but may include loss of pain and temperature sensation in the ipsilateral face and contralateral body below the chin; ipsilateral HORNER SYNDROME; ipsilateral ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; VERTIGO; nausea, hiccup; dysphagia; and VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p801)
Source: Diseases Database

Lateral Medullary Syndrome: Infarction of the dorsolateral aspect of the medulla due to occlusion of the vertebral artery and/or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Clinical manifestations vary with the size of infarction, but may include loss of pain and temperature sensation in the ipsilateral face and contralateral body below the chin; ipsilateral HORNER SYNDROME; ipsilateral ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; VERTIGO; nausea, hiccup; dysphagia; and VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p801).
Source: MeSH 2007

Lateral Medullary Syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Lateral Medullary Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Lateral Medullary Syndrome, or a subtype of Lateral Medullary Syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Lateral Medullary Syndrome as a Disease

Lateral Medullary Syndrome: Another name for Wallenberg's Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Wallenberg's Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Wallenberg's Syndrome
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Lateral Medullary Syndrome: Lateral Medullary Syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Artery conditions, Blood vessel conditions, Brain conditions

Symptoms of Lateral Medullary Syndrome (Wallenberg's Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Lateral Medullary Syndrome incude:

• Loss of pain sensitivity
• Loss of temperature sensitivity
• Facial muscle paralysis
• Difficulty swallowing
• Loss of taste

See full list of 40 symptoms of Lateral Medullary Syndrome (Wallenberg's Syndrome)

Treatments for Lateral Medullary Syndrome (Wallenberg's Syndrome)

Treatments for Lateral Medullary Syndrome (Wallenberg's Syndrome) include:

• Symptomatic
• Feeding tube - if swallowing difficult
• Speech therapy
• Intraoral devices
• Pain relief medication

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Treatment of Lateral Medullary Syndrome: For more treatment information about Lateral Medullary Syndrome, see treatment of Wallenberg's Syndrome (Lateral Medullary Syndrome)

Lateral Medullary Syndrome: Article Excerpts about Wallenberg's Syndrome

Wallenberg's syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by swallowing difficulties and hoarseness which results from paralysis of a portion of the vocal cord. The disorder is generally caused by a blockage in a vertebral or cerebellar artery. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Wallenberg's Syndrome Information Page: NINDS)

Terms associated with Lateral Medullary Syndrome:

Terms Similar to Lateral Medullary Syndrome:

• Wallenberg syndrome
• Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome

Source: Diseases Database

• PICA syndrome
• Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
• Vertebral artery syndrome
• Wallenberg's syndrome

Source - NIH

• Lateral Bulbar Syndrome
• Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Syndrome
• Wallenberg Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Lateral Medullary Syndrome

• Brain Stem Infarctions

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Lateral Medullary Syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Lateral Medullary Syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
    • Brain Diseases
      • Cerebrovascular Disorders
        • Cerebrovascular Accident
          • Brain Infarction
            • Brain Stem Infarctions
              • Lateral Medullary Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Cerebrovascular Disorders
      • Cerebrovascular Accident
        • Brain Infarction
          • Brain Stem Infarctions
            • Lateral Medullary Syndrome

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Vascular Diseases
    • Ischemia
      • Infarction
        • Brain Infarction
          • Brain Stem Infarctions
            • Lateral Medullary Syndrome

External links related to: Lateral Medullary Syndrome

• Crossed brainstem syndromes
• Wallenberg's syndrome (www.whonamedit.com)
• Wallenberg's Syndrome Information Page: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Source: Diseases Database

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