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

Abhishek AdhikariAyush Mohan BhattaraiAyushma PanditPooja RokayaManoj KhadkaManoj ShahiSwastika BaijuRaju Poudel
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
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.
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