title: Micrographia associated with a parietal lobe lesion in multiple sclerosis.
abstract: The occurrence of micrographia in a 52 year old women two years after an isolated episode of painful sensory disturbance led to the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Her handwriting returned to normal after a course of intravenous methylprednisolone. Previous reports of movement disorders occurring in the context of multiple sclerosis are briefly reviewed. The finding on MRI studies of an enhancing lesion in the dominant parietal white matter supports Kinnier Wilson's suggestion that the anatomical origin of micrographia lies in the cerebral hemisphere rather than the corpus striatum.
authors.affiliation: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Scolding
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lees
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006236:Handwriting; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D013848:Thigh
chemical_list: D008775:Methylprednisolone