📂 Diseases
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome — Definition
Posterior inferior serebellar arter sendromu / Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome
Posterior inferior cerebels is a neurological disease that develops the obstruction of the artery, leads to brain and medulla oblongatada ischemia. Clinically known as Wallenberg syndrome and is characterized by ipsilateral axie, dysphagia, voice jealous, Horner syndrome and contralateral pain-temperature sense loss. Usually the vertebrobazism occurs depending on the atherosclerosis or embolism in the system and requires emergency neurological intervention.
Disease Definition
🔬 Disease Definition
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) sendromu, Wallenberg sendromu olarak da bilinir, medulla oblongata'nın lateral kısmının iskemisine bağlı gelişen bir nörolojik tablodur. Genellikle vertebral arter veya PICA'nın tıkanması sonucu oluşur.
🧬 Causes & Risk Factors
Ateroskleroz, emboli, vertebral arter diseksiyonu, vaskülit veya travma gibi nedenlerle PICA veya vertebral arterin tıkanması.
🩺 Symptoms & Signs
Vertigo, bulantı-kusma, disfaji, disfoni, ipsilateral yüzde ağrı ve sıcaklık hissi kaybı, kontralateral ekstremitelerde ağrı ve sıcaklık hissi kaybı, ipsilateral Horner sendromu, ataksi, nistagmus.
📋 Diagnostic Methods
Klinik değerlendirme ve nörolojik muayene; manyetik rezonans görüntüleme (MRG) ile infarkt alanının gösterilmesi; difüzyon ağırlıklı MRG en hassas yöntemdir.
💊 Treatment Options
Akut dönemde intravenöz tromboliz (uygun hastalarda), antiplatelet veya antikoagülan tedavi, risk faktörlerinin yönetimi, rehabilitasyon (konuşma, yutma, denge terapileri).
⚠️ Complications
Aspirasyon pnömonisi, düşme riski, kronik ağrı, depresyon, kalıcı nörolojik defisitler.
Frequently Asked Questions
❓ What is Posterior inferior serebellar arter sendromu?
Posterior inferior serebellar arter sendromu; posterior inferior cerebels is a neurological disease that develops the obstruction of the artery, leads to brain and medulla oblongatada ischemia. Clinically known as Wallenberg syndrome and is characterized by ipsilateral axie, dysphagia, voice jealous, Horner syndrome and contralateral pain-temperature sense loss. Usually the vertebrobazism occurs depending on the atherosclerosis or embolism in the system and requires emergency neurological intervention.
❓ What is Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome in Turkish?
The Turkish equivalent of "Posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome" is Posterior inferior serebellar arter sendromu.
❓ Which medical field is Posterior inferior serebellar arter sendromu related to?
This term belongs to the Diseases category.