Isolated Hand Palsy Due to Small Cortical Infarcts: A Report of Two Cases

The cortical motor hand area is a knob-like structure of the precentral gyrus, with an inverted omega or horizontal epsilon shape. Isolated hand weakness is infrequently observed and is usually due to small cortical infarcts of this hand knob structure. Isolated hand palsy is sometimes restricted to...

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Main Authors: Meliha Tan, Sibel Karaca, Başak Karakurum Göksel, Özlem Alkan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2009-03-01
Series:Türk Nöroloji Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-57070