Millard-Gubler syndrome

noun

A lesion of the pons, leading to diplopia, strabismus, and contralateral hemiplegia of the extremities.

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Meanings

nounMillard-Gubler syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA lesion of the pons, leading to diplopia, strabismus, and contralateral hemiplegia of the extremities.

Origin

Named after two French physicians: Auguste Louis Jules Millard (1830–1915), who first identified the disorder in 1855, and Adolphe-Marie Gubler (1821–1879), who described it one year later.

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Millard-Gubler syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Millard-Gubler%20syndrome

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