Isolated Weakness of Radial-side Fingers Due to a Small Cortical Infarction.
10.13104/jksmrm.2014.18.4.362
- Author:
Kyoung Jin HWANG
1
;
Key Chung PARK
;
Dae Il CHANG
;
Sung Sang YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. hsyoon96@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cortical infarction;
Finger weakness;
Topography
- MeSH:
Aged;
Brain;
Central Nervous System;
Female;
Fingers*;
Humans;
Infarction*;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Middle Aged;
Paralysis;
Thumb
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2014;18(4):362-365
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Predominant involvement of a particular group of fingers due to a central nervous system lesion has been described as pseudoperipheral palsy. Two patients visited our hospital with isolated weakness of a particular group of fingers due to small cortical infarctions. A 51-year-old woman suddenly developed weakness in her left index and middle fingers. The brain MRI showed a small infarct in the right frontal cortex. A 67-year-old man was sudden difficulty using his chopsticks and had weakness in his right thumb and index finger. The brain MRI showed a small infarct in the left precentral cortex.
