Lateral Medullary Syndrome Due to Left Vertebral Artery Occlusion in a Boy Postflexion Neck Injury

Lateral medullary syndrome is rare in pediatrics. It is characterized by neurological deficits due to an ischemic lesion in the lateral medulla. The authors describe a 17-year-old boy who developed lateral medullary syndrome in the context of a hyperflexion neck injury while diving in shallow water...

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Main Authors: Abdulla Alawadhi MD, Christine Saint-Martin MDCM, MSc, Christine Sabapathy MD, MSc, FRCP, Guillaume Sebire MD, PhD, Michael Shevell MDCM, FRCP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Child Neurology Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2329048X19867800