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 |