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the efferent limbof the pupillary light reflex is interrupted along with corticospinal and corticobulbar fibers in which of the following ckinical entities?
a. brocas aphasia
b.inferior alternating hemiplagia
c.middle alternating hemiplagia
d.superoior alternating hemiplagia
e. wallengers syndrome
explain your answer please

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  #2

wallenberg not wallenger mistake in typing sorry

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  #3

D. oculomotor nuclei located in midbrain. broca seems too cortical.

  #4

you are right.
the correct ans is D
compression of CNIII, in combination with descending corticospinal and corticobulbar fibers occurs, as part of superior alternating hemiplagia.
B&C involveCN12&6 respectively,in cobination with corticospinal fibers.
wallenberg syn(lms) typically doesnt involve damage to corticospinal fibers.

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