A case of lateral medullary syndrome with unilateral selective thermoanaesthesia
Date
2019-02
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Siddharth Health Research and Social Welfare Society
Abstract
A 42-year-old female was admitted to tertiary care teaching hospital with history of headache, vertigo, difficulty in swallowing both liquids and solids, vomiting, gait ataxia, drooping of left eyelid, inability to feel hot and cold on right side of body and diplopia of forty-fivedays’ duration. Clinical examination and neuroimaging were suggestive a posterior circulation stroke, with lateral medullary syndrome.The patient had selective thermoanaesthesia on the right side, including the face, which is an atypical finding, given the clinical setting.
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Stroke, CVA, Lateral medullary syndrome, Hypoplasia, Vertebral, Thermoanaesthesia
Citation
Mujeeb V, Tyagi A, Jambunathan P. A case of lateral medullary syndrome with unilateral selective thermoanaesthesia. International Journal of Medical Research & Review. 2019 Feb; 7(1): 50-53