This is lateral medullary/PICA/Wallenberg syndrome. The woman has damage in the sympathetic chain (sensory syndromes are lateral according to the rule of 4s) resulting in Horner syndrome, spinothalamic tract (pain/temp which are also sensory), and CN IX and CN X dysfunction resulting in the dysphagia/dysarthria (helps us localize to the medulla).
nala_ulaAlso, just to add, FA specifies that Nucleus ambiguus effects (dysphagia, hoarseness, decreased gag reflex) are specific to PICA lesions. +12019-06-16T20:52:52Z
cienfuegosThanks for the input. I have always found this topic to be tricky and just came across this article that helped me out a ton regarding the rule of 4's hoscyamine mentions above. https://rdcu.be/bLjOB+12019-07-22T17:09:27Z
to snoo-finity ... and beyond!
submitted by hyoscyamine(22), 2019-05-28T04:40:37Z
This is lateral medullary/PICA/Wallenberg syndrome. The woman has damage in the sympathetic chain (sensory syndromes are lateral according to the rule of 4s) resulting in Horner syndrome, spinothalamic tract (pain/temp which are also sensory), and CN IX and CN X dysfunction resulting in the dysphagia/dysarthria (helps us localize to the medulla).