Pontine anosognosia for hemiplegia
Articles > Article ยท 1999
Authors: Dilek EVYAPAN, Dursun Emre KUMRAL
Neurology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 1999, vol 53, pp 647-647
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.3.647
Summary
Four patients had anosognosia for hemiplegia (AHP) as a manifestation of pontine infarction in the mediolateral region. Patients with AHP syndrome had no mental and neuropsychologic disturbances, and all had involvement of the medial or lateral part of the pons (medial or lateral pontine reticular nuclei). Brainstem lesions, which activate frontoparietosubcortical areas, may be a critical factor in the development of AHP syndrome.