1. Pseudoulnar Palsy Due to Ischemic Stroke; Case Report.
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Atiş, Şeref Emre, Bozan, Öner, and Çekmen, Bora
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ISCHEMIC stroke , *FRONTAL lobe , *CENTRAL nervous system , *ULNAR nerve , *PERIPHERAL nervous system , *STROKE - Abstract
Isolated motor nerve paresis can occur due to central nervous system lesions. This condition is extremely rare, they are often misdiagnosed as a peripheral nerve lesion. 83-year-old male, applied to our hospital with 4th and 5th digit weakness. Neuroimaging revealed cortical-subcortical diffusion restriction in the medial gyrus of the precentral gyrus. The patient was diagnosed as ischemic stroke. In this article, we presented a case of ischemic stroke that mimics ulnar nerve paresis and be easily overlooked. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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