Ipsilateral hemiplegia and the Wallenberg syndrome.
We documented the anatomic basis for hemiplegia occurring on the same side of the body as the lateral medullary infarction. Extension of the zone of ischemia into the rostral spinal cord involves corticospinal fibers after they cross from the opposite side.
D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000473:pathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology