Medial medullary syndrome due to vertebral artery dissection
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Medial medullary syndrome due to vertebral artery dissection.
A 61 year old woman presented at the emergency ward with a 3 day history of fluctuating vertigo and lateropulsion to the right. Clinical examination showed slurred speech, conjugated right beating horizontal nystagmus in primary gaze that increased on gaze to the right, and a right sided tongue paresis (figure A). In addition, slight motor weakness, decreased joint position, and vibration sense...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.70.1.130