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In Webers syndrome true is

A
Lesion is in pons
B
Associated with 3rd nerve palsy
C
Hemiplegia on ipsilateral side of lesion
D
Immediate surgery is the treatment
High-Yield Explanation
(B) Associated with 3rd nerve palsy # Injury to structures surrounding fascicles of the oculomotor nerve descending through the midbrain has given rise to a number of classic eponymic designations.> In Nothnagel's syndrome, injury to the superior cerebellar peduncle causes ipsilateral oculomotor palsy and contralateral cerebellar ataxia.> In Benedikt's syndrome, injury to the red nucleus results in ipsilateral oculomotor palsy and contralateral tremor, chorea, and athetosis.> Claude's syndrome incorporates features of both the aforementioned syndromes, by injury to both the red nucleus and the superior cerebellar peduncle.> Finally, in Weber's syndrome, injury to the cerebral peduncle causes ipsilateral oculomotor palsy with contralateral hemiparesis.

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