A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis

Abstract

A woman had anosognosia for hemiplegia as a manifestation of brainstem infarction. She had no mental or neuropsychological disturbances, and had involvement of the brainstem in the frontal/parietal-subcortical circuits to the right cerebral hemisphere. Brainstem lesions that disrupt frontal/parietal-subcortical areas may affect anosognosia for hemiplegia.

Keywords

• Neurology
• Anosognosia
• Hemiparesis
• brainstem infarction