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The authors report a case of Wallenberg's syndrome that showed a typical syndrome: hoarseness, paresthesia and dysphagia. The patient is a 42-year-old male, a school teacher, who noted the above three symptoms one morning and visited the hospital on the same day.
Laryngological examination revealed redness and moderate swelling of the right false cord and arythenoid region. The right vocal cord was fixed in the mid-position. The patient could not swallow even water. Heat and pain sensations were abscent in the left side of the trunk and extremities, furthermore, there was a dissociation of sensation in the extremities.
The cranial nerve involvements included a complete paralysis of the 9th and 10th together with imcomplete paralysis of the 5th and 7th nerves.
The patient has been treated medically under hospitalization and his symptoms improved markedly except the dissociation of the sensation
