title: Ictal monoparesis associated with lesions in the primary somatosensory area.
abstract: Reported are three patients with ictal monoparesis of an arm. In the hemisphere contralateral to the monoparesis, ictal and interictal epileptiform discharges were observed in the centroparietal area, and a well-circumscribed lesion was commonly present in the primary arm somatosensory area (SI). In the presence of an SI lesion, the epileptic activity at the sensorimotor area could lead to selective or predominant activation of the inhibitory motor system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hitomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimohama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008579:Meningioma / Q000150:complications; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam