Pure sensory stroke due to midbrain haemorrhage limited to the spinothalamic pathway

P Azouvi; A Tougeron; C Hussonois; E Schouman-Claeys; B Bussel; J P Held

doi:10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1427

Pure sensory stroke due to midbrain haemorrhage limited to the spinothalamic pathway

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1989 Dec;52(12):1427-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1427.

Authors

P Azouvi¹, A Tougeron, C Hussonois, E Schouman-Claeys, B Bussel, J P Held

Affiliation

¹ Service de Rééducation Neurologique, Hospital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Hemorrhage / complications
Cerebral Hemorrhage / pathology
Cerebral Hemorrhage / physiopathology*
Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology*
Humans
Male
Mesencephalon / physiopathology*
Middle Aged
Spinothalamic Tracts / physiopathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed