Bilateral Ageusia and Tongue Anesthesia Following Unilateral Brainstem Infarct: A Case Report with a Brief Review of the Literature
We present the case of a 63-year-old male patient who suffered bilateral ageusia following a unilateral left-sided mesencephalon infarct. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of a mesencephalon lesion leading to ageusia. We discuss the literature on this rare but important sym...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/487299 |
| Summary: | We present the case of a 63-year-old male patient who suffered bilateral ageusia following a unilateral left-sided mesencephalon infarct. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first description of a mesencephalon lesion leading to ageusia. We discuss the literature on this rare but important symptom following a stroke. |
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| ISSN: | 1662-680X |