Cheirobuccal sensory syndrome.
Two patients presented with sensory impairments confined to their right intraoral cheek and right first three fingers. An objective decrease of pinprick pain was detected at these sites. Neuroimaging illustrated recent infarcts in the contralateral ventral thalamus of both patients. The intraoral and cheiral sensory impairments resolved within two months after onset. We coined the term "cheirobuccal sensory syndrome" to describe these cases. The clinical significance and pathogenesis of this peculiar syndrome are discussed.
Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yi-Shan
YS
Wu
Tzu-Huey
TH
Li
Tsung-Hwa
TH
Chen
Jia-Shou
JS
Liu
Hung-Sheng
HS
Lin
D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply*