Utility of thermographic measurements of laterality of body surface temperature to prevent misdiagnosis of acute Wallenberg's syndrome.

Makoto TakahashiAkiko ShinyaNaohito ItoJunya EbinaKeisuke AbeAkira InabaSatoshi Orimo

Published in: Brain and behavior (2018)

In contrast to acute pontine infarction patients, almost all patients with acute WS showed lateral BST differences, which was easily detected with thermography. Thermography may thus be a useful tool to prevent misdiagnosis of acute WS.

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