Abstract
Clinical symptomes and courses of three cases of Wallenberg syndrome were reported Some considerations were done regarding their nervous manifestations with the foci in the brain.
Case 1. 58 years old, male. Chief complaints were the impossibility of swallowing and the difficulty in speech.
Dissociated sensory disturbances were seen in the right side of the face and the body surface. This case seems to be the second type according to the Hayakawa's classification.
Case 2. 61 years old, male. Chief complaint was ataxic gait. Sensory disturbance was observed in the left side of the face and the right half of the body surface. This case was most typical and belongs to the first type of the Hayakawa's classification.
Case 3. 43 years old, male. Chief complaint was difficulty in speech. Thermohypesthesia and hypoalgesia were seen in the right side of face, body and limbs. This case belongs to the second type of the Hayakawa's classification. Paralysis of facial nerve observed in this case indicates the spread of lesions into lower portion of pons.
