Saccadic Dysmetria and Ocular Lateropulsion in Lateral Medullary Stroke
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Video 4.6 Saccadic dysmetria and ipsipulsion in lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome from Neuro-Ophthalmology and Neuro-Otology Textbook
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Daniel R. Gold, DO
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(DRG) Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Medicine, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is a 30-yo-man who suffered a right lateral medullary stroke. Examination showed saccadic hypermetria to the right (ipsilesional), hypometria to the left (contralesional)and rightward ocular lateropulsion (ipsilesional), common ocular motor features of the lateral medullary syndrome. Saccadic hypermetria to the right, hypometria to the left, and rightward ocular lateropulsion. 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼-𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼-𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱: This patient suffered a right lateral medullary stroke, and examination demonstrated saccadic hypermetria to the right (ipsilesional), hypometria to the left (contralesional) and rightward ocular lateropulsion (ipsilesional, also known as ipsipulsion). The pattern of saccadic dysmetria can be highly localizing to the lateral medulla due to inferior cerebellar peduncle involvement. https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s65176w6