Why the study?
Hemimedullary syndrome is a rare type of medullary infarction with scarce literature on clinical treatment and outcomes.
Describes the clinical presentation and acute stroke intervention for a rare case of evolving hemimedullary syndrome.
May support thrombolysis and thrombectomy in evolving hemimedullary syndrome; extends scarce data on reperfusion for this rare condition.
Hemimedullary syndrome (HS) is a rare type of medullary infarction characterized by simultaneous infarction of the lateral and medial medulla oblongata, presenting with clinical features of both Wallenberg and Dejerine syndromes. There are only a few reports of HS in the literature, and relevant information on clinical treatment and outcomes is scarce. Here, we report a patient with evolving HS who was treated by intravenous thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy.
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