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MID-Brain Infarction: Weber’s Syndrome with Facial Nerve Palsy: A Case Report

Case Report, Volume 10 Issue 3 – July to September 2017

Authors

Jacob K Jacob1, Suma Samuel1, Ranjith PS1, Bhagyanath T1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Government Medical College, Ernakulam


Abstract

Weber’s syndrome is a distinctive brainstem disease characterised by ipsilateral 3rd nerve palsy and contralateral hemiparesis. To date there is limited literature concerning Weber syndrome associated with central facial palsy from this part of world. We hereby report a rather rare case of Weber with central facial palsy


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