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Portable Thermographic Screening for Detection of Acute Wallenberg's Syndrome
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Wallenberg's Syndrome: An Unusual Case of Dysphagia
Aurora Loaeza-Del Castillo1, Josué Barahona-Garrido, Sergio Criales
1Department of Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición 'Salvador Zubirán', Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract:
A 56-year-old man presented with sudden-onset oropharyngeal dysphagia and vomiting of central etiology. Neurological evaluation showed uvula deviation to the left, paresis of the mid-right portion of the soft palate, lateralization of gaze to the right side, and dysphonia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed an infarction in the left lateral medullary region, therefore the diagnosis of Wallenberg's syndrome was established. The neurological issues along with the dysphagia gradually improved and the patient was discharged.
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