Claudes syndrome
Claudes syndrome is a form of brainstem stroke syndrome characterized by the presence of an ipsilateral oculomotor nerve palsy, contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral ataxia, and contralateral hemiplegia of the lower face, tongue, and shoulder.
Claudes syndrome affects oculomotor nerve, red nucleus and brachium conjunctivum.

Cause
Claudes syndrome is caused by midbrain infarction as a result of occlusion of a branch of the posterior cerebral artery.  This lesion is usually a unilateral infarction of the red nucleus and cerebellar peduncle, affecting several structures in the midbrain including:

It is very similar to Benedikts syndrome.

Other causes
It has been reported that posterior cerebral artery stenosis can also precipitate Claudes syndrome.

Diagnosis
History
It carries the name of Henri Charles Jules Claude, a French psychiatrist and neurologist, who described the condition in 1912.

See also
Wallenbergs syndrome
Moritz Benedikt

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