Table 1 Lesion location of patients with lateral medullary infarction
From: The course of facial corticobulbar tract fibers in the dorsolateral medulla oblongata
Lesion classification | All (n = 33), (%) | With central FP (n = 8), (%) | Without central FP (n = 25), (%) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rostro-caudal classification | ||||
 Upper | 4 (12) | 0 (0) | 4 (16) | n.s. |
 Upper/Middle | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | n.s. |
 Middle | 17 (52) | 7 (88) | 10 (40) | 0.024 |
 Middle/Lower | 4 (12) | 1 (13) | 3 (12) | n.s. |
 Lower | 7 (21) | 0 (0) | 7 (28) | n.s. |
Horizontal classification | ||||
 Ventral | 8 (24) | 4 (50) | 4 (16) | n.s. |
 Expanded ventral | 1 (3) | 1 (13) | 0 (0) | n.s. |
 Dorsal | 9 (27) | 0 (0) | 9 (36) | n.s. |
 Lateral | 9 (27) | 0 (0) | 9 (36) | n.s. |
 Extensive | 6 (19) | 3 (38) | 3 (12) | n.s. |
 Including Ventrala | 15 (45) | 8 (100) | 7 (28) |  < 0.001 |
 Excluding Ventral | 18 (55) | 0 (0) | 18 (72) | |