title: Dejerine's syndrome or Spiller's syndrome?
abstract: We report the difference existing between two clinical syndromes: Spiller's syndrome is caused by a complete involvement of the medial hemimedulla, while Déjérine's syndrome is determined by lesions restricted to the anterior portion of the medial hemimedulla and is characterized by hypoglossal nerve palsy and contralateral hemiparesis.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Institute ISCCS C. Mondino, Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pergami
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Poloni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imbesi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simonetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology*; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history; D010291:Paresis / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome