Pure sensory stroke due to midbrain haemorrhage limited to the spinothalamic pathway.
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Pure sensory stroke due to midbrain haemorrhage limited to the spinothalamic pathway.
A 62 year old man suddenly presented with a pure left sensory deficit involving only pain and temperature sensations. CT scan and MRI showed a small haemorrhage in the dorsolateral part of the right midbrain. This suggested a lesion limited to the right dorsal spinothalamic tract.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1427