Dysfunction Effect
Vestibular nuclei Vomiting, vertigo, nystagmus
Inferior cerebellar peduncle Ipsilateral cerebellar dysfunction: ataxia, dysmetria
Ventral tegmental tract Palatal myoclonus, cardiac and pulmonary dysautonomia
Lateral spinothalamic tract Contralateral deficit to pain, temperature
Spinal trigeminal nucleus/tract Ipsilateral loss of pain, and temperature in V1-V3 distribution
Nucleus ambiguous Cardiac and pulmonary dysautonomias, ipsilateral laryngeal, pharyngeal and palatal dysfunction
Ascending parasympathetic fibers Ipsilateral Horner’s syndrome
Table 1: Summarizing findings in lateral medullary syndrome