title: Cheiro-oral topography of sensory disturbances due to lesions of thalamocortical projections.
abstract: Sensory disturbance in the unilateral hand and ipsilateral mouth region, the cheiro-oral syndrome, may be due to cortical, thalamic, or brainstem lesions. We report five patients with this syndrome due to infarction at the border of the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the corona radiata. The sensory fibers from the mouth area and hand probably travel to the cortical sensory areas in close proximity after leaving the posterior ventral thalamic nucleus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Ushioda General Hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Isono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirayama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000294:innervation*; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*