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Benedikt syndrome in a 74‐year‐old hypertensive woman: A case report

Benedikt syndrome is a rare neurological disorder of the midbrain. Herein, we present a case of Benedikt syndrome, who presented with left‐sided body weakness, right oculomotor nerve palsy, cerebellar ataxia, and Holmes tremor in the left upper limb following midbrain infarction. She was treated wit...

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Autores principales: Adhikari, Abhishek, Bhattarai, Ayush Mohan, Pandit, Ayushma, Rokaya, Pooja, Khadka, Manoj, Shahi, Manoj, Baiju, Swastika, Poudel, Raju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9764039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36545564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6767
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Sumario:Benedikt syndrome is a rare neurological disorder of the midbrain. Herein, we present a case of Benedikt syndrome, who presented with left‐sided body weakness, right oculomotor nerve palsy, cerebellar ataxia, and Holmes tremor in the left upper limb following midbrain infarction. She was treated with aspirin, clopidogrel, and amiodarone.