Ipsilateral Hemiparesis Caused by a Internal Capsule Infarct after a Previous Stroke on the Opposite Side.
- Author:
Tae Hak KIM
1
;
Cheol Seung SHIN
;
Kee Ra LEE
;
Seung Han LEE
;
Seong Min CHOI
;
Man Seok PARK
;
Byeong Chae KIM
;
Myeong Kyu KIM
;
Ki Hyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. kcho@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ipsilateral hemiparesis;
Cortical reorganization;
Motor evoked potentials
- MeSH:
Evoked Potentials, Motor;
Hand;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Internal Capsule*;
Middle Aged;
Motor Cortex;
Muscles;
Paresis*;
Stroke*
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2006;24(5):468-471
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 63-year-old man was admitted with newly developed left hemiparesis. He had experienced left hemiparesis that had resulted from an earlier right thalamic hemorrhage. Diffusion-weighted images showed only high signal intensity lesion in the left internal capsule. Ipsilateral motor evoked potentials were obtained at the affected hand muscles when the unaffected motor cortex was stimulated. This suggests that cortical reorganization in the unaffected hemisphere after the first stroke may be involved in the occurrence of such symptom.
