Cortical and cervical stimulation after hemispheric infarction.

Pathological Laughter after Right Hemispheric Infarction

A lady who had repeated spontaneous pathological laughter after cerebral infarction is described. The role of right hemispheric damage in its causation is discussed.

Hemispheric infarction after herpes zoster ophthalmicus.

Feasibility and safety of moderate hypothermia after massive hemispheric infarction.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Moderate hypothermia decreases ischemic damage in experimental stroke models. This multicenter study was performed to evaluate (1) the safety and feasibility of moderate hypothermia and (2) its potential to reduce intracranial hypertension in acute stroke patients. METHODS Fifty prospective patients with cerebral infarction involving at least the complete middle cerebra...

Verbalization Reduces Skin Conductance Responses after Right Hemispheric Emotional Stimulation

Writing tremor after discrete cortical infarction.

BACKGROUND Hand tremor is a rare manifestation of stroke, and writing tremor has not been reported to be produced by stroke. We describe a patient who developed a unilateral hand tremor mimicking primary writing tremor after discrete cerebral cortical infarction. CASE DESCRIPTION A 67-year-old man developed mild right hemiparesis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a discrete cortical in...