Benedikt's syndrome

Benedikt's syndrome

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DiseasesDB = 32780
ICD10 = ICD10|G|46|3|g|40
ICD9 = ICD9|344.89
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Benedikt's Syndrome is a posterior circulation stroke of the brain.

Presentation

It is characterized by the presence of an oculomotor nerve palsy and contralateral ataxia.

Causes

It is caused by cerebellar infarction as a result of occlusion of the posterior cerebral artery.

ee also

* Weber's syndrome
* Wallenberg's syndrome
* Moritz Benedikt

External links

*
* http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/530notes.htm
* http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/neuro/review/bsc.html


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