NEET PG Medical – 2018 – Question – 7
Thrombosis of posterior inferior cerebellar artery causes:
a) Lateral medullary syndrome
b) Weber syndrome
c) Medial medullary syndrome
d) none
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Correct Answer – A
Answer- A. Lateral medullary syndrome
The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), the largest branch of the vertebral artery, is one of the three main arterial blood supplies for the cerebellum, part of the brain.
Occlusion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery or one of its branches, or of the vertebral artery leads to lateral medullary syndrome also called Wallenberg syndrom
