Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

2009 Edition
| Editors: Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa, Uwe Windhorst

Déjérine’s Syndrome

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_1419

Definition

(aka Medial medullary syndrome). Caused by occlusion of the vertebral or anterior spinal artery resulting in deviation of the tongue to the side of the lesion, weakness on the side of the body contralateral to the lesion without affecting the face, loss of vibration and proprioception on the side of the body ipsilateral to the lesion.

 Ischemic Stroke

 Stroke

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