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. 2020 Apr 30;14(4):1–7. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v14i4.3905

Table 2.

Differential diagnosis table for Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction

Diagnosis X-Ray CT MRI Key point
Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarction Not mentioned Not mentioned MRI shows the classical “heart” or “V/Y” appearance at the ventral medulla in patients with bilateral MMI [7, 8] A key point to differentiate between syndromes is the evolution of the clinical presentation; BMMI has a more acute presentation [8].
Guillain-Barre syndrome Not mentioned Not mentioned No abnormalities found. GBS has subacute evolution of clinical presentation [8].