Dizziness And Vertigo And Brainstem Strokes
Brainstem Stroke A brainstem stroke causes a number of effects, including weakness, sensory loss, double vision, trouble swallowing, and decreased coordination. There are a variety of brainstem syndromes. These syndromes are characterized by a collection of symptoms that correspond to a specific area of brainstem damage. Brainstem syndromes include Weber’s syndrome (midbrain stroke), Wallenberg’s syndrome (lateral medullary stroke), Ondine’s curse (medullary stroke), locked-in syndrome (central pontine stroke), and others. These brainstem strokes are quite small because they are caused by bleeding or interruption of blood flow in a very small branch of an artery in the brain....