Eponym
Wallenberg Syndrome
Vascular
- Vertebral artery: Distal branches
- Vertebral artery: Superior lateral medullary artery
- Posterior inferior cerebellar artery: Less common than vertebral
Signs & Symptoms
| Side | Manifestation | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Ipsilateral | Sensory loss – face – pain and temperature | CN 5 nucleus |
| Ipsilateral | Facial pain | CN 5 nucleus |
| Ipsilateral | Ataxia – arm and leg | Restiform body, cerebellum |
| Ipsilateral | Gait ataxia | Restiform body, cerebellum |
| Ipsilateral | Nystagmus | Vestibular nucleus |
| Ipsilateral | Nausea / vomiting | Vestibular nucleus |
| Ipsilateral | Vertigo | Vestibular nucleus |
| Ipsilateral | Horseness | Nucleus ambiguus |
| Ipsilateral | Dysphagia | Nucleus ambiguus |
| Ipsilateral | Horner syndrome | Descending sympathetics |
| Contralateral | Hemisensory loss – pain and temperature | Spinothalamic tract |
| Neither | Hiccups |