Spontaneous pain, hyperpathia and wasting of the hand due to parietal lobe haemorrhage.
A woman who had spontaneous pain, hyperpathia and wasting of her left hand due to a subcortical lesion in the right parietal lobe is reported. The presentation and evaluation of this most unusual case are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed