Déjérine's syndrome or Spiller's syndrome?

Authors :: Tino Emanuele Poloni
F. Imbesi
F. Simonetti
Paola Pergami
Mauro Ceroni
Source :: Neurological Sciences. 22:333-336
Publication Year :: 2001
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2001.
Abstract: We report the difference existing between two clinical syndromes: Spiller's syndrome is caused by a complete involvement of the medial hemimedulla, while Déjérine's syndrome is determined by lesions restricted to the anterior portion of the medial hemimedulla and is characterized by hypoglossal nerve palsy and contralateral hemiparesis.