Magnetic resonance imaging in Wallenberg's lateral medullary syndrome.
Four patients with a clinical diagnosis of Wallenberg's lateral medullary syndrome were studied with both Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and cranial Computed Tomography (CT). Using transverse images and both T1 and T2--weighted sequences, MRI demonstrated a medullary infarction not seen on CT in all four cases. MRI also demonstrated a coexisting cerebellar infarction in three cases which was unsuspected clinically and undetected by CT.
D000328:Adult; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed