Table 2 Neurological symptoms and signs in patients with lateral medullary infarction
From: The course of facial corticobulbar tract fibers in the dorsolateral medulla oblongata
Symptoms and signs | All (n = 33), (%) | With central FP (n = 8), (%) | Without central FP (n = 25), (%) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vertigo | 25 (76) | 6 (75) | 19 (76) | n.s. |
Nystagmus | 18 (55) | 5 (63) | 13 (52) | n.s. |
Horner’s sign | 24 (73) | 8 (100) | 16 (64) | n.s. |
Dysarthria | 9 (27) | 2 (25) | 7 (28) | n.s. |
Dysphagia | 16 (48) | 7 (88) | 9 (36) | 0.015 |
Hiccups | 3 (9) | 3 (38) | 0 (0) | 0.010 |
Hoarseness | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 3 (12) | n.s. |
Sensory impairment | 28 (85) | 8 (100) | 20 (80) | n.s. |
 Ipsilateral face/ contralateral extremities | 8 (24) | 3 (38) | 5 (20) | n.s. |
 Contralateral face/ contralateral extremities | 9 (27) | 3 (38) | 6 (24) | n.s. |
 Ipsilateral face | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | n.s. |
 Contralateral extremities | 9 (27) | 2 (25) | 7 (28) | n.s. |
Limb ataxia | 21 (64) | 4 (50) | 17 (68) | n.s. |
Gait ataxia | 27 (82) | 5 (63) | 22 (88) | n.s. |