title: Painful tonic spasms associated with subcortical infarction.
abstract: The authors describe the case of a patient in whom painful tonic spasms developed as a consequence of a small infarct involving the lateral aspect of the putamen, the external capsule, and the subcortical white matter of the posterior insular region. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms explaining painful tonic spasms are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Neurologica, Ospedale Civile di Gorizia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nicolai
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Lazzarino
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D013035:Spasm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed