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. 2012 May 14;2012:587590. doi: 10.1155/2012/587590

Table 1.

Posterior circulation syndromes and associated brain region, clinical signs.

Syndrome(s) Vessel(s) Brain region(s) Contralateral sign(s) Ipsilateral sign(s)
None VA, PICA Cerebellum None Truncal, leg, and gait ataxia/dystaxia
Medial medullary, Wallenberg ASA, VA, PICA Caudal Medulla Any sensory input loss hemiplegia Horner's syndrome, tongue weakness, dysphagia, hoarseness, loss of facial sensation, nystagmus, vertigo, ataxia
Locked-in, Foville, Millard-Gubler, Marie-foix BA, AICA Pons Loss of pain or temperature sensation, hemiplegia Facial or lateral gaze weakness, dysarthria, hemiplegia, ataxia
Parinaud, Benedikt, Weber,
Claude
PCA Midbrain Tremor, hemiplegia, motor deficit, cerebellar ataxia Paralysis of gaze and accommodation, fixed pupils, CNIII palsy
Dejerine-Roussy PCA Thalamus Pain syndrome, any sensory input loss None
Balint, Anton PCA Occipital, Temporal lobes Vision loss, blindness denial Vision and eye movement loss, misinterpretation of visual objects, blindness denial, loss of visual-motor coordination

VA: vertebral artery; PICA: posterior inferior cerebellar artery; ASA: anterior spinal artery; BA: basilar artery; AICA: anterior inferior cerebellar artery; PCA: posterior cerebral artery; CNIII: cranial nerve three.