Wallenberg's Syndrome
Wallenberg's Syndrome: Introduction
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 ... more about Wallenberg's Syndrome.
Wallenberg's Syndrome: 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.
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causes, and treatments of Wallenberg's Syndrome is available below.
Symptoms of Wallenberg's Syndrome
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Wallenberg's Syndrome: Complications
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- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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Wallenberg's Syndrome: Medical Mistakes
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Wallenberg's Syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Wallenberg's Syndrome
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder.
Some of the...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this...read more »
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children.
See ...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children.
Some of the symptoms of hypertension that can be...read more »
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Causes of Wallenberg's Syndrome
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Treatments for Wallenberg's Syndrome
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Prognosis for Wallenberg's Syndrome
Prognosis for Wallenberg's Syndrome:
spontaneous recovery with complete recovery in months except for neuralgia which can persist longer
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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)
Definitions of Wallenberg's 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)
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Wallenberg's Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wallenberg's Syndrome, or a subtype of Wallenberg's Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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