CASE REPORT article
Front. Stroke
Sec. Acute Stroke and Interventional Therapies
Clinical Features of Babinski-Nageotte Syndrome with Central Facial Palsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Provisionally accepted
- 1Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
- 2The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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Objective: To report the clinical characteristics and diagnostic process of a patient with Babinski-Nageotte syndrome (BNS) accompanied by central facial palsy. Methods: The patient's clinical manifestations, auxiliary examinations, diagnosis, and treatment were analyzed. The features and etiology of BNS have been summarized. Results: BNS is an uncommon form of Wallenberg syndrome, which is characterized by contralateral hemiplegia in addition to the typical symptoms of Wallenberg syndrome. Central facial palsy occurs when the lesion involves corticobulbar fibers of the facial nerve nucleus. Conclusion: The medulla oblongata contains densely distributed nuclei and nerve fibers. Infarctions in this region exhibit diverse clinical presentations and variable etiologies, necessitating careful clinical differentiation.
Keywords: Babinski-Nageotte syndrome, Brainstem infarction, literature review, Medullary infarction, Wallenberg syndrome
Received: 07 Aug 2025; Accepted: 11 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence: Shan Wu
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