Two Cases of Avellis Syndrome

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 10(3); 1992 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1992;10(3): 362-36.

Avellis 증후군 2예

장세희, 함동석,김우정,김두응,권오상

중앙대학교 신경과.

Two Cases of Avellis Syndrome

Se-Hee Jang, M.D., Dong-Suk Ham, M.D., Woo-Jung Kim, M.D., Doo-Young Kim, M.D., Oh-Sang Kwon, M.D.

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Joonang University

Abstract

Avellis syndrome is a clinical disorder characterized by ipsilateral paralysis of palate, larynx, and vocal cord paralysis and contralateral hemianesthesia. The syndrome is usually due to lesion of medulla oblongata. Involeved structures are nucleus ambiguus, lateral spinothalamic tract, and descending sympathetic fibers. We present 2 cases of Avellis syndrome with MRI findings, which showed infarction of right-sided upper medulla oblongata.

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