A Rare Variant of Wallenberg’s Syndrome: Opalski syndrome

Abstract

Lateral Medullary Syndrome (LMS) is a well-documented vascular syndrome of the posterior circulation territory. This syndrome is easily localised because of characteristic presentation, unique territory of blood supply and very small area of involvement. We present a case of Wallenberg's syndrome which did not have all the classical components of the syndrome, like Horner's syndrome. Opalski syndrome is a rare variant of Wallenberg syndrome, where lateral medullary syndrome is associated with ipsilateral hemiparesis. This case report highlights how differential involvement of the lateral part of medulla can result in varied presentation.

Síndrome de Opalski, una variante del síndrome de Wallenberg: reporte de caso y revisión de la literatura

“…fue descrito inicialmente por Adam Opalski, neurólogo polaco en 1948 (6,7), se presenta con síntomas y signos similares a los ya descritos previamente, pero en el paciente además se evidencia hemiparesia o hemiplejía que es ipsilateral a la lesión bulbar (8). Se han planteado diferentes hipótesis para explicar este fenómeno: 1.…”