Boulogne S, Roggerone S, Deiana G, Derex L, Vukusic S, Confavreux C, Nighoghossian N
Service de neurologie vasculaire, hôpital neurologique Pierre-Wertheimer, 35, boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron, France.
Service de neurologie A, hôpital neurologique Pierre-Wertheimer, 35, boulevard Pinel, 69500 Bron, France.
Rev Neurol (Paris). 2014 Apr;170(4):277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2014.01.677. Epub 2014 Apr 13.
Bilateral medial medullary infarction is exceptional. Initial symptoms can be misleading, even for a trained neurologist. We report two patients who presented progressive quadriplegia, anarthia and dysphagia. Sequential MRI showed progressive constitution of the characteristic "heart appearance" sign.