Brain stem stroke syndrome
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A Brain stem stroke syndrome is a condition involving a stroke
of the brain stem
. Because of their location, they often involve impairment both of the cranial nuclei and of the long tracts.
Types include:
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
of the brain stem
Brain stem
In vertebrate anatomy the brainstem is the posterior part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. The brain stem provides the main motor and sensory innervation to the face and neck via the cranial nerves...
. Because of their location, they often involve impairment both of the cranial nuclei and of the long tracts.
Types include:
- Benedikt syndrome
- Claude's syndromeClaude's syndromeClaude's syndrome is a form of brainstem stroke syndrome characterized by the presence of an oculomotor nerve palsy, contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral ataxia, and contralateral hemiplegia of the lower face, tongue, and shoulder.-Cause and presentation:...
- Foville's syndromeFoville's syndromeFoville's syndrome is caused by the blockage of the perforating branches of the basilar artery in the region of the brainstem known as the pons....
- Millard-Gubler syndromeMillard-Gubler syndrome-Presentation:Symptoms result from the functional loss of several anatomical structures of the pons, including the sixth and seventh cranial nerves and fibers of the corticospinal tract...
- Wallenberg syndrome
- Weber's syndromeWeber's syndromeWeber's syndrome is a form of stroke characterized by the presence of an oculomotor nerve palsy and contralateral hemiparesis or hemiplegia.-Cause and presentation:...