Ulnar nerve palsy-like motor and sensory loss caused by a small cortical infarct

Tatsuya Ueno; Masahiko Tomiyama; Rie Haga; Haruo Nishijima; Tomoya Kon; Yukihisa Funamizu; Yasuo Miki; Akira Arai; Chieko Suzuki; Masayuki Baba

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.02.008

Ulnar nerve palsy-like motor and sensory loss caused by a small cortical infarct

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012 Nov;21(8):903.e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.02.008. Epub 2011 Mar 25.

Authors

Tatsuya Ueno¹, Masahiko Tomiyama, Rie Haga, Haruo Nishijima, Tomoya Kon, Yukihisa Funamizu, Yasuo Miki, Akira Arai, Chieko Suzuki, Masayuki Baba

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Aomori, Japan. tatsuya_ueno@med.pref.aomori.jp

PMID: 21440458
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.02.008

Abstract

A 56-year-old man with a small infarct in the left precentral knob area induced both motor and sensory impairments that were similar to right ulnar nerve palsy. The only difference from ulnar nerve palsy was that the patient showed sensory disturbance not only on the ulnar side but also on the radial side of the right ring finger.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Infarction / complications*
Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
Cerebral Infarction / physiopathology
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Hand / innervation*
Humans
Hypesthesia / etiology
Hypesthesia / physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Activity*
Muscle Weakness / etiology
Muscle Weakness / physiopathology
Radial Nerve / physiopathology*
Sensory Thresholds
Touch*
Ulnar Nerve / physiopathology*
Ulnar Neuropathies / diagnosis
Ulnar Neuropathies / etiology*
Ulnar Neuropathies / physiopathology