Lateral medullary syndrome presenting with ataxia and bradycardia

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 390-392

  Gofton, T ^a,c   Segal, O ^b   Skanes, A ^a   Fraser, J ^a   Hyson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALLENBERG SYNDROME;

EID: 67650624056     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100007216     Document Type: Article

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