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Rev Neurol ; 34(4): 351-4, 2002.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12022051

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The lateral bulbar syndrome is a heterogeneous clinical condition. It is usually of vascular origin, due to a reduction in postero inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) and vertebral artery blood flow. CASE REPORT: We studied two cases: a woman aged 59 years and a man of 49 years, who were admitted with Wallenberg s syndrome. The diagnosis was confirmed on magnetic resonance which showed an ischaemic lesion in the lateral bulbar region ipsilateral to the clinical signs. On angioresonance there was lack of filling of the vertebral artery involved, and the PICA was not seen. CONCLUSIONS: At the present time, the most sensitive technique available for the diagnosis of the lateral bulbar syndrome is cranial magnetic resonance (it even appears to be useful for making aetiopathogenic hypotheses). Similarly, arteriography is widely used for assessing disorders of the posterior cerebral circulation, although it is not without risk. According to recent studies, angioresonance gives sensitivity and specificity of over 75% when used to assess anomalies of the vertebral and basilar arteries. So our observations corroborate the finding that angioresonance is a very sensitive, specific investigation for showing disorders of the vertebral arteries and PICA, which spares patients the morbidity associated with conventional arteriography.


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Lateral Medullary Syndrome/complications , Magnetic Resonance Angiography/methods , Thrombosis/complications , Thrombosis/pathology , Vertebral Artery/pathology , Female , Horner Syndrome/complications , Horner Syndrome/diagnosis , Humans , Lateral Medullary Syndrome/diagnosis , Male , Middle Aged
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Rev. neurol. (Ed. impr.) ; 34(4): 351-354, 16 feb., 2002.
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-27405

ABSTRACT

Introducción. El síndrome bulbar lateral es un cuadro clínico heterogéneo, habitualmente de origen vascular, caracterizado por disminución del flujo en la arteria cerebelosa posteroinferior (ACPI) y, eventualmente, de la arteria vertebral. Casos clínicos. Estudiamos dos casos, mujer de 59 años y varón de 49 años que ingresan con un síndrome de Wallenberg. La resonancia magnética confirma el diagnóstico mostrando una lesión isquémica en región bulbar lateral ipsilateral a la clínica. En la angiorresonancia se observa una falta de relleno de la arteria vertebral responsable, sin que se visualice la ACPI. Conclusiones. En la actualidad, la técnica más sensible para el diagnóstico del síndrome bulbar lateral es la resonancia magnética craneal (incluso parece ser útil para formular hipótesis etiopatogénicas). Del mismo modo, la arteriografía se utiliza ampliamente para evaluar trastornos de la circulación cerebral posterior, aun sin estar exenta de riesgos. La angiorresonancia demuestra, según los últimos estudios, una sensibilidad y una especificidad superiores al 75 por ciento en la valoración de anomalías en las arterias vertebrales y basilar. De esta forma, nuestra observación corrobora que la angioresonancia es una prueba muy sensible y específica para la demostración de patología en las arterias vertebrales y la ACPI, ahorrando al paciente la morbilidad que conlleva la arteriografía convencional (AU)


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Middle Aged , Male , Female , Humans , Thrombosis , Vertebral Artery , Lateral Medullary Syndrome , Magnetic Resonance Angiography , Horner Syndrome
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