Year: 2006
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 51-year-old right-handed man with hypertension but on no medications presented the day after the acute onset of numbness in the fingertips of his left hand.The acroparesthesias were limited to the distal aspects of the left third and fourth fingers.Neurologic examination revealed decreased sensation to light touch and pinprick in the left third and fourth distal phalanges.Two-point discrimination was impaired, and stereognosis and graphesthesia were not tested.The remainder of the examination was otherwise normal.Head CT was normal at presentation.The next day, diffusion-weighted MRI of the brain showed a restricted high signal area in the right somatosensory cortex.His symptoms re-
Source: Neurology
Authors: Timothy S. Lo, Olajide Williams
Institution: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2123355781