The clinical variability of Wallenberg's syndrome: The anatomical correlate of ipsilateral axial lateropulsion

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 507-511

  Nowak, D A ^a,b   Topka, H R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorso lateral medullary syndrome; Ipsilateral axial lateropulsion; Vertebral artery occlusion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BISOPROLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; PERINDOPRIL; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINOCEREBELLAR TRACT; STROKE PATIENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; WALLENBERG SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ASPIRIN; BRAIN; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEPARIN; HUMANS; LATERAL MEDULLARY SYNDROME; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 33745652052     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0982-x     Document Type: Article

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