An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve Palsy
We describe a patient who presented with an acute paresis of her distal right hand suggesting a peripheral median nerve lesion. However, on clinical examination a peripheral origin could not be verified, prompting further investigation. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed an acute...
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| author | Zina-Mary Manjaly Andreas R. Luft Hakan Sarikaya |
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| description | We describe a patient who presented with an acute paresis of her distal right hand suggesting a peripheral median nerve lesion. However, on clinical examination a peripheral origin could not be verified, prompting further investigation. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed an acute ischaemic lesion in the hand knob area of the motor cortex. Isolated hand palsy in association with cerebral infarction has been reported occasionally. However, previously reported cases presented predominantly as ulnar or radial palsy. In this case report, we present a rather rare finding of an acute cerebral infarction mimicking median never palsy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-720a97a07c054950b4ad83040b8a34672025-02-03T01:11:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762011-01-01201110.1155/2011/474271474271An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve PalsyZina-Mary Manjaly0Andreas R. Luft1Hakan Sarikaya2Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstraße 26, 8091 Zürich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstraße 26, 8091 Zürich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstraße 26, 8091 Zürich, SwitzerlandWe describe a patient who presented with an acute paresis of her distal right hand suggesting a peripheral median nerve lesion. However, on clinical examination a peripheral origin could not be verified, prompting further investigation. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed an acute ischaemic lesion in the hand knob area of the motor cortex. Isolated hand palsy in association with cerebral infarction has been reported occasionally. However, previously reported cases presented predominantly as ulnar or radial palsy. In this case report, we present a rather rare finding of an acute cerebral infarction mimicking median never palsy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/474271 |
| spellingShingle | Zina-Mary Manjaly Andreas R. Luft Hakan Sarikaya An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve Palsy Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
| title | An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve Palsy |
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| title_fullStr | An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve Palsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve Palsy |
| title_short | An Unusual Cause of Pseudomedian Nerve Palsy |
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