Posterior circulation stroke: lateral medullary syndrome

Evidence-based neurology checklist on posterior circulation stroke: lateral medullary syndrome: Causes Large vessel infarction: this accounts for 50% of cases Arterial dissection: this accounts for 15% of cases Small vessel infarction: this causes 13% of cases Cardiac embolism: this causes 5% of…

Causes

  • Large vessel infarction: this accounts for 50% of cases
  • Arterial dissection: this accounts for 15% of cases
  • Small vessel infarction: this causes 13% of cases
  • Cardiac embolism: this causes 5% of cases

Anatomical involvement

Main clinical features

Variant syndromes: intermediolateral medullary syndromes

Lesion localisation

Differential diagnosis

Synonym

References

  1. Kim JS. Pure lateral medullary infarction: clinical-radiological correlation of 130 acute, consecutive patients. Brain 2003; 126:1864-1872.
  2. Park MH, Kim BJ, Koh SB, Park MK, Lee DH. Lesional location of lateral medullary infarction presenting hiccups (singultus). JNNP 2005; 76:95-98.
  3. Kesav P, Hussain SI, John S, Sajjad Z, Jacob A. Teaching NeuroImage: Reinhold Hemimedullary Syndrome. Neurology 2023; 100:490-491. 
  4. Vaidyanathan S, Capper R, Chadha D. Stridor: an unusual presentation of lateral medullary syndrome. J Laryngol Otol. 2007; 121:e9.
  5. Krasnianski M, Neudecker S, Schluter A, Zierz S. Babinski-Nageotte's syndrome and Hemimedullary (Reinhold's) syndrome are clinically and morphologically distinct conditions. J Neurol 2003; 250:938-942.
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