J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2019 May;37(2):186-190. 10.17340/jkna.2019.2.13.

Opalski Syndrome Presenting as Sensorimotor Deficits Ipsilateral to Cerebral Infarction

• An HK
• Shin JW
• Kim SY
• Chang HJ
• Jeong HS

• KMID: 2454848
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2019.2.13

Abstract

Opalski syndrome is a rare lateral medullary infarction variant presenting with ipsilateral motor deficits known to be caused by involvement of the post-decussating pyramidal tract. Here, we report two rare cases of Opalski syndrome presenting as ipsilateral sensorimotor deficits in cerebral infarction.

Keyword

Lateral medullary syndrome; Cerebral infarction; Opalski syndrome

MeSH Terms

Cerebral Infarction*
Infarction
Lateral Medullary Syndrome
Pyramidal Tracts