Letter to the editor: insular stroke presenting with acute onset of pain

Post-stroke pain is a well-known neuropathic pain syndrome but pain at the onset of stroke is a very rare occurrence. We wish to present a case where a stroke in the insular region caused acute-onset lateralized neuropathic pain.

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Published inJournal of neurology Vol. 265; no. 6; pp. 1472 - 1473
Main Authors Bayat, Michael, Bayat, Allan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuralgia
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Pain
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Stroke
Stroke
Pain
Neuralgia
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Summary:Post-stroke pain is a well-known neuropathic pain syndrome but pain at the onset of stroke is a very rare occurrence. We wish to present a case where a stroke in the insular region caused acute-onset lateralized neuropathic pain.
ISSN:0340-5354
1432-1459
DOI:10.1007/s00415-018-8867-y