Lateral medullary syndrome is associated with: (A) Dissociative anaesthesia, (B) Dense hemianaesthesia, (C) Crossed hemianesthesia, (D) No sensory defect
Answer is A. Lateral medullary syndrome is a neurological disorder causing a range of symptoms due to ischemia in the lateral pa of the medulla oblongata in the brainstem. The ischemia is a result of a blockage most commonly in the veebral aery or the posterior inferior cerebellar aery Ref Harrison20th edition pg 2334