Lateral medullary infarction resembling myelopathy :a case report and literature review / 中国脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

The incidence of lateral medullary infarction is higher in clinical practice,which is mainly manifested as crossed sensory dysfunction .while the lateral medullary infarction with segmental development of sensory level is rare and easily confused with myelopathy. In this paper,we report the clinical data of a patient with lateral medullary infarction resembling myelopathy,and analyzes the classification,infarct site, responsible vessel,etiology,treatment and prognosis of lateral medullary infarction with sensory dysfunction level in combination with previous literature,so as to provide reference for the diagnosis and treatment of similar cases.