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medial medullary syndrome

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.

Noun

medial medullary syndrome (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    inferior alternating syndrome, hypoglossal alternating hemiplegia, lower alternating hemiplegia, Dejerine syndrome

Synonyms of medial medullary syndrome

  • inferior alternating syndrome
  • hypoglossal alternating hemiplegia
  • lower alternating hemiplegia
  • Dejerine syndrome

Questions about medial medullary syndrome

What does medial medullary syndrome mean?
Medial medullary syndrome means 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.
What part of speech is medial medullary syndrome?
Medial medullary syndrome is a noun.

Words near medial medullary syndrome in the dictionary

  1. medial lemniscus
  2. medial longitudinal fasciculus
  3. medial mal
  4. medial malleolus
  5. medial mals
  6. medial medullary syndrome
  7. medial moraine
  8. medial moraines
  9. medial palpebral arteries
  10. medial palpebral artery
  11. medial pterygoid muscle

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