Unilateral thermal anaesthesia.
A patient is described who had a deep parieto-temporal haemorrhage. Following resolution, the patient exhibited contralateral hemi-anaesthesia limited to the temperature sense. The possible mechanisms are discussed.
Department of Neurology and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv 69978 Israel.
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Nisipeanu
Amos D
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Korczyn
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000503:physiopathology; D013697:Thermosensing / Q000502:physiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed