Letter to the editor: insular stroke presenting with acute onset of pain

Michael Bayat; Allan Bayat

doi:10.1007/s00415-018-8867-y

Letter to the editor: insular stroke presenting with acute onset of pain

J Neurol. 2018 Jun;265(6):1472-1473. doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-8867-y. Epub 2018 Apr 23.

Authors

Michael Bayat¹, Allan Bayat²

Affiliations

¹ Department Of Neurology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark. bayat86@hotmail.com.
² Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

PMID: 29687213
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-018-8867-y

Abstract

Post-stroke pain is a well-known neuropathic pain syndrome but pain at the onset of stroke is a very rare occurrence. We wish to present a case where a stroke in the insular region caused acute-onset lateralized neuropathic pain.

Keywords: Neuralgia; Pain; Stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy
Brain Ischemia / complications*
Brain Ischemia / diagnosis
Brain Ischemia / therapy
Cerebral Cortex* / diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Neuralgia / diagnosis
Neuralgia / etiology*
Neuralgia / therapy
Stroke / complications*
Stroke / diagnosis
Stroke / therapy