Benedikt syndrome in a 74-year-old hypertensive woman: A case report

Abstract

Benedikt syndrome is a rare neurological disorder of the midbrain. Herein, we present a case of Benedikt syndrome, who presented with left-sided body weakness, right oculomotor nerve palsy, cerebellar ataxia, and Holmes tremor in the left upper limb following midbrain infarction. She was treated with aspirin, clopidogrel, and amiodarone.

Keywords: case report; cerebellar ataxia; mesencephalon; oculomotor nerve palsy; tremor.