Persistent Visual Loss from Neurotrophic Corneal Ulceration After Dorsolateral Medullary Infarction (Wallenberg Syndrome)

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Michael Hipps ◽  
Kirk R. Wilhelmus
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Louis ◽  
Nimit Dholakia ◽  
Michael J. Raymond

A 30-year-old, right-handed female presented 2 weeks postpartum with acute-onset severe headache, vertigo, and vomiting. Initial neurologic examination illustrated lingual dysarthria, horizontal nystagmus, right dysmetria on finger-to-nose testing, and weakness of the extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large, left lateral medullary infarction (Wallenberg syndrome) with cephalad extension into the ipsilateral pons as well as involvement of the left middle cerebellar peduncle. The patient was discharged 3 weeks later to an inpatient rehabilitation facility with gradual improvement of her symptoms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Lei ◽  
Jianmeng Lv ◽  
Bei Kang ◽  
Hena Guo ◽  
Yulang Fei ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Abinayaa Ravichandran ◽  
Kareem S. Elsayed ◽  
Hussam A. Yacoub

Background. Central pain mimicking trigeminal neuralgia (TN) as a result of lateral medullary infarction or Wallenberg syndrome has been rarely reported. Case Report. We discuss a patient who presented with a lateral medullary infarct and shortly after developed facial pain mimicking TN. We also elaborate on the anatomical pathway of the trigeminal nerve explaining facial pain as a result of a lateral medullary lesion. Discussion. Clinicians should be aware of this typical complication of lateral medullary infarct in order to attain proper management and work-up.


2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. 246-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Lundy ◽  
David Zapala ◽  
Ketil Olsholt

The vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) has become a useful tool to assess the saccule and inferior vestibular nerve function. Vestibulopathies involving the saccule or inferior vestibular nerve typically result in VEMP responses that are diminished or absent on the involved side. Abnormally large VEMPs are rare. Large VEMPs have been associated with superior canal dehiscence, Ménière's disease, and labyrinthine fistula. In all of these cases, the abnormally large VEMP can be explained on the basis of labyrinthine hydromechanical changes that result in excessive saccular displacement in response to intense sound. In this report, a case is presented of a 74-year-old male with dorsal lateral medullary infarction (Wallenberg's syndrome) who presented with an enlarged VEMP—a finding that has not been reported to date as a result of a brain stem lesion. Particularly perplexing, the enlarged VEMP was on the contralesional side. A proposed mechanism of contralateral vestibular nuclei disinhibition secondary to the brain stem stroke is discussed. El potencial miogénico vestibular evocado (VEMP) se ha convertido en una herramienta útil para evaluar el sáculo y la función del nervio vestibular inferior. Las vestibulopatías que involucran el sáculo y el nervio vestibular inferior típicamente generan respuestas del VEMP que están disminuidas o ausentes en lado involucrado. Los VEMP anormalmente grandes son raros. Los VEMP grandes se han asociado con dehiscencia del canal superior, con enfermedad de Ménière y con fístula del laberinto. En todos estos casos, el VEMP anormalmente grande puede explicarse sobre la base de cambios hidromecánicos del laberinto, que producen un desplazamiento excesivo del sáculo, en respuesta a un estímulo sonoro intenso. En este reporte, se presenta un caso de un hombre de 74 años de edad con un infarto medular dorsolateral (Síndrome de Wallenberg), quien mostró un VEMP grande—un hallazgo que a la fecha no ha sido reportado como resultado de una lesión del tallo cerebral. Sorprendentemente, el VEMP agrandado estaba en el lado contrario a la lesión. Se discute un mecanismo propuesto de desinhibición de los núcleos vestibulares contralaterales, producto de la apoplejía en el tallo cerebral.


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