Cestan syndrome

Cestan syndrome
Cestan-Chenais syndrome an association of contralateral hemiplegia and hemianesthesia, ipsilateral lateropulsion and hemiasynergia, Horner syndrome, and ipsilateral laryngoplegia, due to scattered lesions of the pyramid, sensory tract, inferior cerebellar peduncle, and nucleus ambiguus.

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  • Raymond-Cestan syndrome — Ray·mond Ces·tan syndrome (ra mawґ ses tahґ) [F. Raymond; Raymond Cestan, French neurologist, 1872–1934] see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Raymond-Cestan syndrome — a syndrome due to obstruction of twigs of the basilar artery causing lesions of the pontine region; it is characterized by quadriplegia, anesthesia, and nystagmus. Called also Cestan Raymond s. and pontine s …   Medical dictionary

  • Cestan-Raymond syndrome — Ces·tan Ray·mond syndrome (səs tahnґ ra mawґ) [R.J. Cestan; Fulgence Raymond, French neurologist, 1844–1910] Raymond Cestan syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Cestan-Chenais syndrome — Ces·tan Che·nais syndrome (səs tahnґ shə naґ) [R.J. Cestan; Louis Chenais, French physician, 1872–1950] see under syndrome …   Medical dictionary

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  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cestan — Raymond, French neurologist, 1872–1934. See C. Chenais syndrome …   Medical dictionary

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  • medullary tegmental paralyses — paralyses due to lesions of the medullary tegmentum, including alternate hemiplegia, Babinski Nageotte syndrome, Cestan syndrome, and Tapia syndrome …   Medical dictionary

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