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[Dysphagia] Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg Syndrome



Hello All

just today I had a look in a german medical dissertation about the 
Wallenberg syndrome. The whole work in german language is given: 
http://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/archive/00005036/01/Hoeling_Ralf.pdf.

These articels may help:

Aydogdu, I. et al. (2001) Dysphagia in lateral medullary infarction 
(Wallenberg's syndro-
me): an acute disconnection syndrome in premotor neurons related to 
swallowing acti-
vity? Stroke, 32, 2081-2087.

Dieterich, M. & Brandt, T. (1992) Wallenberg's syndrome: lateropulsion, 
cyclorotation,
and subjective visual vertical in thirty-six patients. Ann Neurol, 31, 
399-408.

H?rnsten, G. (1974) Wallenberg's syndrome. I. General symptomatology, 
with special re-
ference to visual disturbances and imbalance. Acta Neurol Scand, 50, 
434-446.

H?rnsten, G. (1974) Wallenberg's syndrome. II. Oculomotor and 
oculostatic disturbances.
Acta Neurol Scand, 50, 447-468.

Huckabee, M.L. & Cannito, M.P. (1999) Outcomes of swallowing 
rehabilitation in chronic
brainstem dysphagia: A retrospective evaluation. Dysphagia, 14, 93-109.

Kim, H. et al. (2000) Aspiration subsequent to a pure medullary 
infarction: lesion sites,
clinical variables, and outcome. Arch Neurol, 57, 478-483.

Kim, J.S. et al. (1994) Spectrum of lateral medullary syndrome. 
Correlation between cli-
nical findings and magnetic resonance imaging in 33 subjects. Stroke, 
25, 1405-1410.

Kim, J.S. (2003) Pure lateral medullary infarction: 
clinical-radiological correlation of 130
acute, consecutive patients. Brain, 126, 1864-1872.

Prosiegel, M. et al. (2005a) Swallowing therapy--a prospective study on 
patients with
neurogenic dysphagia due to unilateral paresis of the vagal nerve, 
Avellis' syndrome,
Wallenberg's syndrome, posterior fossa tumours and cerebellar 
hemorrhage. Acta Neu-
rochir Suppl, 93, 35-37.

Prosiegel, M. et al. (2005b) The localization of central pattern 
generators for swallowing
in humans--a clinical-anatomical study on patients with unilateral 
paresis of the vagal
nerve, Avellis' syndrome, Wallenberg's syndrome, posterior fossa tumours 
and cerebel-
lar hemorrhage. Acta Neurochir Suppl, 93, 85-88.

Sacco, R.L. et al. (1993) Wallenberg's lateral medullary syndrome. 
Clinical-magnetic re-
sonance imaging correlations. Arch Neurol, 50, 609-614.


Best regards from Bielefeld (Germany),
Christiane

-- 
Christiane Borr
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Department of clinical linguistics
Bielefeld University
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Paula leslie schrieb:
> Hello All
> 
> A colleague has just asked me about Wallenberg syndrome.  She has a pt with 
> the following info.  I'm having problems searching the archives at the moment, 
> but I know this has come up before.
> 
> We're most interested in prognosis and intervention (evidence based would be 
> nice - dream on...)
> 
> Any ideas welcome.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Paula
> 
> 
> 
> 70-year-old male
> Diagnosis via MRI:  Subacute R dorso-lateral medullary infarct secondary to an
> occluded right intradural vertebral artery (aka Wallenberg Syndrome)
> VFSS:	Absent swallow response, frank penetration and aspiration all
> trials, cough response initiated, no change with manoeuvres
> Rec:	NBM, continue NG, likely PEG (for various other reasons not stated
> here)
> Therapy:	?...Thermal-Tactile Stimulation, wait and reassess?
> Prognosis:	?...wait and see?
> 
> Paula Leslie
> Degree Programme Director
> RCSLT Specialist Advisor in Dysphagia
> 
> Surgical and Reproductive Sciences
> Faculty of Medical Sciences
> University of Newcastle
> Newcastle upon Tyne
> NE2 4HH
> UK
> +44 (0) 191 222 6279(T)/8988(F)
> http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sars/postgrad/MSc.htm
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