Preferred Name

Wallenberg Syndrome

Synonyms

Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Syndrome|Vieseaux-Wallenberg Syndrome|Lateral medullary syndrome|Lateral Bulbar syndrome|Dorsolateral Medullary Syndrome

ID

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12790

abbrev

class_or_indiv

true

definition

Infarction of the dorsolateral aspect of the medulla due to occlusion of the vertebral artery and/or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Clinical manifestations vary with the size of infarction, but may include loss of pain and temperature sensation in the ipsilateral face and contralateral body below the chin; ipsilateral HORNER SYNDROME; ipsilateral ATAXIA; DYSARTHRIA; VERTIGO; nausea, hiccup; dysphagia; and VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS (MeSH)

external_id_urls

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?field=uid&term=D014854

external_ids

meshUID:D014854

label

Wallenberg Syndrome

mod_date

2007-10-08

preferred_label

Wallenberg Syndrome

prefixIRI

birnlex_12790

retired

false

synonyms

Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Syndrome|Vieseaux-Wallenberg Syndrome|Lateral medullary syndrome|Lateral Bulbar syndrome|Dorsolateral Medullary Syndrome

subClassOf

http://bioontology.org/projects/ontologies/birnlex#birnlex_12785

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