Lateral medullary infarct presenting as acute dysphagia.
Lateral medullary infarct (LMI) usually presents with a variety of neurological features. We describe a case of LMI in which acute dysphagia was the only initial symptom. This typical neurological syndrome is very unlikely to be found during ENT practice; however, it needs to be considered among the differential diagnoses when encountering dysphagia of uncertain origin.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Northwick Park & St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, London, UK. sachb@tiscalinet.it
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D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D014854:Lateral Medullary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination