Posterior insular stroke causing selective loss of contralateral nonpainful thermal sensation

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 237-

  Cattaneo, L ^a   Chierici, E ^a   Cucurachi, L ^a   Cobelli, R ^a   Pavesi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYZER; ANESTHESIA (SENSORY DYSFUNCTION); ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INSULA; INSULAR STROKE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; STROKE; SYMPTOM; THERMAL ANESTHESIA; VIBRATION SENSE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSATION DISORDERS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

EID: 33846251838     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000251310.71452.83     Document Type: Article

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