medial medullary syndrome

noun

A type of alternating hemiplegia characterized by a set of clinical features resulting from occlusion of the anterior spinal artery and consequent infarction of the medial part of the medulla oblongata.

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inferior alternating syndromehypoglossal alternating hemiplegialower alternating hemiplegiaDejerine syndrome
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Meanings

nounmedial medullary syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of alternating hemiplegia characterized by a set of clinical features resulting from occlusion of the anterior spinal artery and consequent infarction of the medial part of the medulla oblongata.

    Synonyms: inferior alternating syndrome, hypoglossal alternating hemiplegia, lower alternating hemiplegia, Dejerine syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of alternating hemiplegia characterized by a set of clinical features resulting from occlusion of the anterior spinal artery and consequent infarction of the medial part of the medulla oblongata.

Similar
inferior alternating syndromehypoglossal alternating hemiplegialower alternating hemiplegiaDejerine syndrome
Also see
dejerine syndrome
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