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==Overview==
'''Benedikt's Syndrome''' is a posterior circulation [[stroke]] of the [[brain]].

==Presentation==
It is characterized by the presence of an [[oculomotor nerve]] [[palsy]] and [[Contralateral#Other directional terms|contralateral]] [[ataxia]].

==Causes==
It is caused by [[cerebellum|cerebellar]] [[infarction]] as a result of occlusion of the [[posterior cerebral artery]].

==See also==
* [[Weber's syndrome]]
* [[Wallenberg's syndrome]]
* [[Moritz Benedikt]]

==External links==
* {{GPnotebook|557121567}}
* http://instruct.uwo.ca/anatomy/530/530notes.htm
* http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/neuro/review/bsc.html


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