lateral medullary syndrome
MONDO:0006827Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names lateral medullary syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A syndrome caused by an infarct in the vertebral or posterior inferior cerebellar artery. It is characterized by sensory defects affecting the same side of the face as the infarct and the opposite side of the trunk as the infarct. Patients experience difficulty swallowing and/or speaking.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006827), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: lateral medullary syndrome
- Also called
- Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndromeWallenberg syndromeWallenberg's syndrome