A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis

A woman had anosognosia for hemiplegia as a manifestation of brainstem infarction. She had no mental or neuropsychological disturbances, and had involvement of the brainstem in the frontal/parietal-subcortical circuits to the right cerebral hemisphere. Brainstem lesions that disrupt frontal/parietal...

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Main Authors: Kazuo Abe, Yutaka Uchida, Kiyoka Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-10-01
Series:Neurology International
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Online Access:https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/1175
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spelling doaj-1f76d78261444b35880157b396e19deb2021-01-02T10:35:27ZengMDPI AGNeurology International2035-83852035-83772009-10-0111e14e1410.4081/ni.2009.e141175A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesisKazuo AbeYutaka UchidaKiyoka YamamotoA woman had anosognosia for hemiplegia as a manifestation of brainstem infarction. She had no mental or neuropsychological disturbances, and had involvement of the brainstem in the frontal/parietal-subcortical circuits to the right cerebral hemisphere. Brainstem lesions that disrupt frontal/parietal-subcortical areas may affect anosognosia for hemiplegia.https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/1175NeurologyAnosognosiaHemiparesisbrainstem infarction
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author Kazuo Abe
Yutaka Uchida
Kiyoka Yamamoto
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Yutaka Uchida
Kiyoka Yamamoto
A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
Neurology International
Neurology
Anosognosia
Hemiparesis
brainstem infarction
author_facet Kazuo Abe
Yutaka Uchida
Kiyoka Yamamoto
author_sort Kazuo Abe
title A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
title_short A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
title_full A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
title_fullStr A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
title_full_unstemmed A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
title_sort brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
publisher MDPI AG
series Neurology International
issn 2035-8385
2035-8377
publishDate 2009-10-01
description A woman had anosognosia for hemiplegia as a manifestation of brainstem infarction. She had no mental or neuropsychological disturbances, and had involvement of the brainstem in the frontal/parietal-subcortical circuits to the right cerebral hemisphere. Brainstem lesions that disrupt frontal/parietal-subcortical areas may affect anosognosia for hemiplegia.
topic Neurology
Anosognosia
Hemiparesis
brainstem infarction
url https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/1175
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