Pure dysarthria due to anterior internal capsule and/or corona radiata infarction: a report of five cases.
Five cases with a sudden onset of dysarthria in the setting of hypertension are presented. No case had limb weakness or other neurological deficits. Computed tomographic scan demonstrated a small low density lesion in the anterior part of the internal capsule or the adjacent corona radiata. All cases showed a good recovery from dysarthria within two to four weeks.
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed