Neuro 101: Brainstem
Neuro 101: The brainstem is organised into three regions: the medulla, pons, and midbrain. A review of pathology and syndromes
Tag Wallenberg Syndrome
FFS: Lateral medullary syndrome
Lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome is a rare brainstem stroke due to vertebral or PICA occlusion, presenting with vertigo, dysphagia, and cranial nerve signs.
Gaspard Vieusseux
Swiss physician Gaspard Vieusseux (1746–1814) described cerebrospinal meningitis in 1805 and gave the first clinical account of lateral medullary syndrome.
Wallenberg Syndrome
Wallenberg Syndrome: neurological disorder with a variety of symptoms associated with posterior circulation ischaemic stroke. [AKA lateral medullary syndrome or posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome]
Adolf Wallenberg
Adolf Wallenberg (1862-1949) was a German neurologist. Wallenberg Syndrome and the Wallenberg Tract
Brainstem lesions
4 more scenarios for Peter Gates Brainstem Rule of 4. Neurological lesion identification and neuro examination quiz
Horner syndrome DDx
Horner syndrome is associated with an interruption to the sympathetic nerve supply of the eye. It is characterized by the classic triad of miosis, partial ptosis, and anhidrosis +/- enophthalmos