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Henry Hun's case of lateral medullary syndrome (12)

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Henry Hun's case of lateral medullary syndrome (1897), 4 years before the pathology from Wallenberg's case was published. Diagram of section of the medulla at the beginning of the sensory decussation. LTD, degenerated fibers of the descending cerebellar tract of Marchi; V, degenerated fibers of the descending root of the fifth nerve; S, substantia gelatinosa. (Source: Hun H. Analgesia, thermic anaesthesia, and ataxia, resulting from foci of softening in the medulla oblongata and cerebellum, due to occlusion of the left inferior posterior cerebellar artery. A study of the course of the sensory and co-ordinating tracts in the medulla oblongata. N Y Med J 1897;65:513-9. Edited by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)