Wallenberg syndrome caused by multiple sclerosis mimicking stroke

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Qiu, W., Wu, J-S, Carroll, W.M., Mastaglia, F.L. and Kermode, A.G. (2009) Wallenberg syndrome caused by multiple sclerosis mimicking stroke. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 16 (12). pp. 1700-1702.

Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2009.04.008
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Abstract

We describe a patient presenting with the rapid onset of incomplete Wallenberg syndrome (WS) as the initial clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). This patient was initially diagnosed with acute ischaemic lateral medullary syndrome, but further assessment led to the diagnosis of definite MS. Our report aims to highlight the importance of awareness of MS as a cause of WS, as well as the potential misdiagnosis of MS as stroke.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publisher:	Churchill Livingstone
Copyright:	© 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/25526

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