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paralysis of conjugate vertical gaze due to lesion in superior colliculi
Parinaud syndrome
faulty collagen synthesis causing (frequently Type III:
-hyperextensible skin "cigarette paper skin"
-tendency to bleed
-hypermobile joints
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
abnormal type IV collagen, progressive hereditary nephritis and deafness
Alport's syndrome
ptosis, miosis, anhidrosis
Horner's syndrome
painful rash around the ear that occurs when the varicella zoster virus infects facial nerve around inner ear
Ramsey Hunt syndrome
caused by infarction of posterior inferior cerebral artery or more commonly occlusion of the basilar artery
Wallenberg's syndrome (Lateral Medullary syndrome)
lesion in the medial longitudinal fasiculus causes medial rectus palsy on attempted lateral gaze and nystagmus in abducting eye; seen in many MS patients
MLF syndrome (Internuclear Opthalmoplegia)
inflammation and demyelination of peripheral nerves and motor fibers of ventral roots, causing symmetric ascending muscle weakness beginning in distal lower extremities
Guillain-Barre syndrome (Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculopathy)
congenital disorder with port wine stains (nevus flammeus), typically distributed along phthalmic branch of trigeminal nerve; ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomas, pheochromocytoma
Sturge-Weber syndrome
caused by thiamine deficiency. triad of confusion, ophthalmoplegia, and ataxia. may progress to irreversible memory loss, confabulation, personality change
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
longitudinal lacerations at the gastroesophageal junction caused by excessive vomiting
Mallory-Weiss syndrome
hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior caused by lesion of the amygdala
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
contralateral hemiparesis, decreased contralateral proprioception, and ipsilateral paralysis of the hypglossal nerve associated with an infarct of the anterior spinal artery
Medial Medullary syndrome (Dejerine syndrome)
contralateral loss of pain and temperature, ipsilateral dysphagia, hoarseness, decreased gag reflex, vertigo diplopia, nystagmus, vomitting, ipsilateral Horner's, ipsilateral absence of facial pain and corneal reflex associated with infarct of Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (PICA)
Lateral Medullary syndrome (Wallenberg's syndrome)
ipsilateral facial paralysis, ipsilateral central deafness, nystagmus, ipsilateral loss of facial pain and temperature, ipsilateral dystaxia associated with disruption of blood to Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery (AICA)
Lateral Inferior Pontine syndrome
infarct of basilar artery causes a condition in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for the eyes
Locked-In syndrome
hemisection of the spinal cord with the following findings:
-ipsilateral UMN signs below lesion
-ipsilateral loss of tactile, vibration, proprioception sense below lesion
-contralateral pain and temperature loss below lesion
-ipsilateral loss of all sensation at the level of the lesion
-LMN signs at the level of the lesion
Brown-Sequard syndrome