An association of central post-stroke pain and thalamic hand

Associação de dor central pós-icto e mão talâmica

An association of central post-stroke pain and thalamic hand

Associação de dor central pós-icto e mão talâmica

C. M. de Castro-Costa^I; O. C. do Vale^II; J. I. Siqueira Neto^III

^IAdjunct Professor, M.D., M.S., Ph.D. Service of Neurology, Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFCe), land Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFCe

^IIAdjunct Professor, M.D. Service of Neurology, Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFCe), land Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFCe

^IIIResident, M.D. Service of Neurology, Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFCe), land Laboratory of Experimental Neurology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFCe

SUMMARY

Thalamic hand is one of the clinical expressions of the painful thalamic syndrome. This paper relates on a case of a patient with a syndrome of central post-stroke and suprathalamic pain who (also presents a thalamic hand. The authors emphasize the notion that in the syndrome of central post-stroke pain a direct or indirect (infra or supra)-thalamic lesion seems to be an essential element for the genesis of central pain.

Key words: pain, post-stroke pain, suprathalamic pain, thalamic hand.

RESUMO

A mão talâmica é um dos sinais clínicos na síndrome talâmica. Neste estudo é relatado o caso de uma paciente com síndrome de dor central (supratalâmica) pos-ictal que apresenta também mão talâmica. Os autores enfatizam a noção de que na síndrome de dor central pos-ictal, uma lesão talâmica direta ou indireta (infra ou supratalâmica) é elemento fundamental para a gênese da dor central.

Palavras chave: dor, dor pós-icto, dor supratalâmica, mão talâmica.

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Dr. C. M. de Castro Costa — Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, UFCe - Caixa Postal 657 - 60430 Fortaleza CE - Brasil.

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  22 Feb 2011
• Date of issue
  Mar 1992