Ipsilateral hemiplegia and the Wallenberg syndrome

Arch Neurol. 1984 Feb;41(2):179-80. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1984.04050140077029.

Abstract

We documented the anatomic basis for hemiplegia occurring on the same side of the body as the lateral medullary infarction. Extension of the zone of ischemia into the rostral spinal cord involves corticospinal fibers after they cross from the opposite side.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebral Infarction / complications
  • Cerebral Infarction / pathology
  • Dominance, Cerebral
  • Hemiplegia / complications*
  • Hemiplegia / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / complications*
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome / complications*
  • Lateral Medullary Syndrome / pathology
  • Male
  • Medulla Oblongata / pathology
  • Pyramidal Tracts / pathology
  • Spinal Cord / pathology