Lateral medullary syndrome in a boy with hereditary dysfibrinogenemia

Lateral Medullary Syndrome Due to Left Vertebral Artery Occlusion in a Boy Postflexion Neck Injury

“…It is a known stroke syndrome characterized by neurological deficits due to an ischemic lesion in the lateral medulla. 3,4 The anatomical parts involved are the spinothalamic tracts, sympathetic fibers, inferior cerebellar peduncle, nucleus ambiguous, nucleus and tract of cranial nerve V, and the inferior vestibular nucleus. Involvement of these structures result in loss of pain in the contralateral body, contralateral hemiplegia, ipsilateral Horner syndrome, ataxia, nausea, vomiting, decreased sensation over the ipsilateral face, nystagmus, diplopia, dysphagia, dysphonia, and vertigo.…”