Pure sensory stroke due to midbrain haemorrhage limited to the spinothalamic pathway.
A 62 year old man suddenly presented with a pure left sensory deficit involving only pain and temperature sensations. CT scan and MRI showed a small haemorrhage in the dorsolateral part of the right midbrain. This suggested a lesion limited to the right dorsal spinothalamic tract.
Azouvi
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Service de Rééducation Neurologique, Hospital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.
Tougeron
A
A
Hussonois
C
C
Schouman-Claeys
E
E
Bussel
B
B
Held
J P
JP
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013133:Spinothalamic Tracts / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed