Hemianesthesia: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Hemianesthesia

This condition results in weakness or paralysis on one side of the body (hemiparaplegia) and a loss of sensation on the opposite side (hemianesthesia). [ebi.ac.uk]

[…] neurological condition characterized by a lesion in the spinal cord which results in weakness or paralysis (hemiparaplegia) on one side of the body and a loss of sensation (hemianesthesia [ninds.nih.gov]

Lateral Medullary Syndrome

Ipsilateral loss of pain and temperature sensation from the face (facial hemianesthesia). Why? Spinal trigeminal nucleus and tract involved. Ipsilateral hearing loss. [medicowesome.com]

A complete Wallenberg syndrome is not common with key factors in clinical diagnosis being 'crossed hemiparesis or hemianesthesia' indicating a brainstem lesion 5. [medicine.uiowa.edu]

Hemiasynergine, lateropulsion et myosis bulbaires avec hemianesthesia et hemiplegia croisees. Rev Neurol (Paris) 1902; 10 :358–65. [ Google Scholar ] 3. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Carotid Artery Occlusion

On the following day, the patient presented with left hemiplegia with hemianesthesia (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score = 14). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

</li></ul><ul><li>When the origins of both the ACA and MCA are occluded at the top of the carotid artery, abulia or stupor occurs with hemiplegia, hemianesthesia, and aphasia [slideshare.net]

[…] territory are as follows: Crural paresis > arm paresis Frontal signs (eg, abulia) Findings related to the anterior choroidal artery territory are as follows: Hemiparesis Hemianesthesia [emedicine.medscape.com]

Cerebral Embolism

The patient awoke slowly, and when awake she showed a combination of contralateral hemiplegia, and right hemianesthesia with global aphasia; the CT scan showed an ischemic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ataxic hemiparesis Dysarthria–clumsy hand syndrome Lacunar infarcts *Ipsilateral facial sensory loss or motor weakness with contralateral body hemianesthesia or hemiparesis [merckmanuals.com]

Lacunar infarcts may produce one of the classic lacunar syndromes (eg, pure motor hemiparesis, pure sensory hemianesthesia, ataxic hemiparesis, dysarthria–clumsy hand syndrome [merckmanuals.com]

Carotid Embolism

</li></ul><ul><li>When the origins of both the ACA and MCA are occluded at the top of the carotid artery, abulia or stupor occurs with hemiplegia, hemianesthesia, and aphasia [slideshare.net]

Stroke

Ataxic hemiparesis Dysarthria–clumsy hand syndrome Lacunar infarcts *Ipsilateral facial sensory loss or motor weakness with contralateral body hemianesthesia or hemiparesis [msdmanuals.com]

[…] poor judgment, mutism, grasp reflex, gait apraxia Anterior cerebral artery (uncommon) Contralateral hemiparesis (worse in the arm and face than in the leg), dysarthria, hemianesthesia [msdmanuals.com]

[…] artery occlusion is complete), tachycardia, labile BP Vertebrobasilar system Absence of cortical deficits plus one of the following: Pure motor hemiparesis Pure sensory hemianesthesia [msdmanuals.com]

Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy

Case Report In 1983, a 23-year-old right-handed man had a month-long episode of right hemianesthesia, his first symptom of what proved to be relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis [doi.org]

During the next three weeks, left hemiplegia, left-sided neglect, left hemianesthesia, apraxia of the right arm, and nonfluent aphasia developed and dysarthria worsened despite [doi.org]

Cerebral Thrombosis

Abstract Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a severe multifactorial condition with various clinical manifestations that may include headache, papilledema, seizures, focal deficits, coma and death. The mortality rate of untreated CVT is up to 50%, but it drops to 10% when CVT is properly treated. Prevention of CVT is[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Migraine

1. Wilson JF. In the clinic. Migraine. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147(9):ITC11-1–ITC11-16. Erratum dans: Ann Intern Med 2008;148(5):408. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 2. Pietrobon D, Moskowitz MA. Pathophysiology of migraine. Annu Rev Physiol. 2013;75:365–91. Cyberpub. du 26 novembre 2012. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 3. Buse DC,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

We present three patients with a clinical course and cerebrospinal fluid findings consistent with a diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). Extensive and repeated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations showed only diffuse abnormality in brain and spinal cord, but no focal lesions. We propose[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Embolism

[…] pathology Embolism, obstruction of the flow of blood by an embolus, a particle or aggregate of substance that is abnormally present in the bloodstream. The substance may be a blood clot that has broken loose from its point of formation (while it is still adherent to the vessel at the point where it was formed, the[…] [britannica.com]

Subdural Hematoma

2016, Número 4 Rev Mex Neuroci 2016; 17 (4) Wong-Achi X, Cabrera D Idioma: Español Referencias bibliográficas: 30 Paginas: 78-85 Archivo PDF: 148.69 Kb. RESUMEN El hematoma subdural crónico es la colección hemática que se acumula lentamente en el espacio subdural, y constituye una entidad nosológica frecuente en la[…] [medigraphic.com]

Migrainous Stroke

Abstract We compared epidemiologic and clinical data from 310 patients with migraine and 30 patients with acute migrainous stroke to identify factors predictive of migrainous stroke and assess the risk of future stroke in these two populations. We found no significant differences in gender ratio or in the[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vascular Dementia

Many of the previous studies of vascular dementia using proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy had been carried out on white matter. However, no proton spectroscopic data of the subcortical gray matter are available in such disease. We report two cases suffering from vascular dementia, with an unilateral[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Migraine Equivalent

Abstract Background Migraine equivalents are common clinical conditions without a headache component, occurring as repeated episodes with complete remission between episodes. They include abdominal migraine, cyclical vomiting, benign paroxysmal vertigo, and benign paroxysmal torticollis. Other clinical entities, such as[…] [pedneur.com]

Multiple Sclerosis

Overview Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that affects a person's ability to function independently.[…] [mayoclinic.org]

Hypertensive Encephalopathy

We routinely perform echo-planar diffusion-weighted sequences in all brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging studies. When three children undergoing chemotherapy for acute leukemia presented with seizures, conventional MR images demonstrated what appeared to be acute, posterior, parasagittal infarcts. However,[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a heterogenous group of motor impairment syndromes. General Infants are slow to start normal activities like sitting up, crawling, smiling or walking. They may favour one side when sitting up or maintain an abnormal posture. Their limbs may appear to be stiff and the child while growing[…] [symptoma.com]

Lupus Encephalitis

Loading images... Innumerable subacute lacunar infarcts scattered throughout the cerebellum, and a subacute lacunar infarct in the superior aspect of the right thalamus. Extensive edema in the cortex and subcortical white matter of the cerebral hemispheres, cerebellum, and pons. Moderate narrowing of the[…] [radiopaedia.org]

Parietal Lobe Tumor

2008, Número 1 Rev Hosp Jua Mex 2008; 75 (1) Delgado HC, Mendizábal GR, Acosta GR, Ayala AA, Reyes SG, Jiménez JM Idioma: Español Referencias bibliográficas: 19 Paginas: 73-77 Archivo PDF: 171.06 Kb. RESUMEN Dentro de los tumores del sistema nervioso central (SNC), aquéllos constituidos por un doble componente[…] [medigraphic.com]

Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Cervical spinal cord injury can result in profound loss of upper extremity function. Recent interest in the use of nerve transfers to restore volitional control is an exciting development in the care of these complex patients. In this article, the authors review preliminary results of nerve transfers in spinal cord[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Sturge–Weber syndrome Other names Sturge–Weber–Krabbe disease CT scan of Sturge-Weber syndrome Specialty Medical genetics Sturge–Weber syndrome, sometimes referred to as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a rare congenital neurological and skin disorder. It is one of the phakomatoses and is often associated[…] [en.wikipedia.org]

Brain Laceration

Research ArticlePEDIATRICS American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2016, 37 (1) 163-168; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4519 Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Accurate differentiation of abusive head trauma and accidental head injury in infants and young children is critical and impacts clinical care, patient[…] [ajnr.org]

Decompression Sickness

Pollock NW, Natoli MJ, Gerth WA, Thalmann ED, Vann RD. Risk of decompression sickness during exposure to high cabin altitude after diving. Aviat Space Environ Med 2003; 74:1163–1168. Background: Postdive altitude exposure increases the risk of decompression sickness (DCS). Certain training and operational situations[…] [ingentaconnect.com]

Benedict Syndrome

Jackson Syndrome Cranial Nerves Paralysis of soft palate, vocal cord, contralateral hemianesthesia and ipsilateral tongue paralysis Lateral Tegmentum of Medulla Wallenberg [quizlet.com]

[…] of things moving back and forth in horizontal plane), gag, vertigo) Avellis syndrome: (tegmentum of the medulla) paralysis of soft palate and vocal cord + contralateral hemianesthesia [prod.wiki.cns.org]

SPINAL TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS AND TRACT • LESIONS RESULT IN IPSILATERAL LOSS OF PAIN AND TEMPERATURE SENSATION FROM THE FACE FACIAL HEMIANESTHESIA). 8. [slideshare.net]

Brain Stem Infarction

Vertigo is the cardinal feature of brain stem infarction followed by ipsilateral cranial nerve symptoms, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianesthesia (crossed motor or sensory [symptoma.com]

Sign Up Where in the brainstem would the lesion be found for a patient with hemianesthesia, contralateral involuntary movements, and ipsilateral paresis? [knowledge.statpearls.com]

In other words, this is presence of ipsilateral (same side) motor and sensory cranial nerve signs or symptoms and contralateral (opposite side) hemianesthesia (loss of sensation [saebo.com]

Foville Syndrome

Jackson Syndrome Cranial Nerves Paralysis of soft palate, vocal cord, contralateral hemianesthesia and ipsilateral tongue paralysis Lateral Tegmentum of Medulla Wallenberg [quizlet.com]

[…] manifestations Clinical criteria of the actual Foville syndrome are: Ipsilateral peripheral facial palsy Ipsilateral palsy of the abdomen Contralateral hemiparesis with hemianesthesia [de.zxc.wiki]

A CBS typically combines ipsilateral cranial nerves deficits to contralateral long tracts involvement such as hemiparesis or hemianesthesia. [bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com]

Spinal Cord Concussion

J Neurosurg Spine. 2011 May;14(5):677-80. doi: 10.3171/2011.1.SPINE10345. Epub 2011 Feb 18. Author information 1 Department of Neurosurgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. mjwnsx@hotmail.com Abstract Spinal cord concussion (SCC) is an uncommon injury resulting in transient quadriplegia. The pathophysiology of SCC[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Autotopagnosia

In either case it would seem that the lesion was capable of producing both hemiplegia and hemianesthesia. [jamanetwork.com]

Alien Hand Syndrome

Clinical signs and symptoms included right hemiparesis, hemianesthesia, dysphagia, language and cognitive dysfunction, personification and autonomous movement of the affected [tandfonline.com]

[…] these two disturbances, the former is better termed “somatoparaphrenia” ( Joynt and Goldstein 1975 ) or “asomatognosia” ( Thomas et al 1998 ) and is usually associated with hemianesthesia [medlink.com]