True about weber's syndrome are all EXCEPT:
ANSWER: (D) Contralateral facial nerve palsyREF: Harrison s 17th ed chapter 364, Brainstem disorders by Peter P Urban, Louis R Caplan page 205-207 Repeat from December 2009"Weber's syndrome is also known as the medial midbrain syndrome and it involves the third nerve and not the facial nerve""Weber's syndrome comprises of ipsilateral Oculomotor nerve (CN-3) palsy (ptosis, diplopia, lateral and downward gaze) and contralateral Hemiparesis"CLASSICAL BRAINSTEM SYNDROMESMIDBRAIN SyndromeIpsilateralContralateralBenedict's syndrome (Interpeduncular branches of the basilar artery, posterior cerebral artery)Oculomotor paresis (CN-3)Hemiataxiatremor, chorea, and athetosisClaude syndrome (posterior cerebral artery)Oculomotor paresis (CN-3)HemiataxiaWeber's syndrome (paramedian branches of the basilar artery, posterior cerebral artery)Oculomotor paresis (CN-3)HemiparesisNothnagel's syndrome (basilar penetrating artery, mesencephalic artery)Oculomotor paresis (CN-3)HemiataxiaHemichoreoathetosisVertical gaze paresisPONS Raymond ceston syndrome (long circumfrential branch of basilarartery)Gaze paresisHemiataxiaHemiparesisHemihypesthesiaMillard Gubler syndrome (Basilar Artery)Lateral rectus paresis (CN-6).UMN type facial paresis (CN-7)HemiparesisFoville's syndrome (upper) (Basilar Artery)Abducens paresis (CN-6)HemiparesisHemihypesthesiaFoville's syndrome (lower) (Basilar Artery)Abducens paresis (CN-6) Facial paresis (CN-7)HemiparesisHemihypesthesiaPierre Marie foix syndrome (Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery-AICA)Abducens paresis (CN-6) Facial paresis (CN-7) Horner's syndromeHemiparesisHemihypesthesiaMEDULLA Wallenberg's syndrome (Lateral medullary syndrome) (vertebral artery> PICA)Homer's syndromeHemiataxiaTrigeminal lesion (CN-5)Posterior pharyngeal wall paresis (CN-9)Vocal cord paresis (CN-10)Soft palate paresis (CN-11)Loss of pain and temperatureDejerine's syndrome (Medial medullary syndrome) (vertebral artery > anterior spinal artery)Tongue paresis (Lower motorneuron lesion of CN 12-hypoglossal nerve)Hemiparesis
Diplopia
Opthalmoplegia
Contralateral hemiplegia
Contralateral facial nerve palsy
Cranial Nerve Disorders