TY - JOUR
T1 - The illusory feeling of having four legs and four arms after a stroke. Case report
AU - Morocutti, Cristoforo
AU - Perrotta, Armando
AU - Serrao, Mariano
AU - Bartolo, Michelangelo
AU - Valente, Gabriele
AU - Calandriello, Eugenio
AU - Fattapposta, Francesco
AU - Parisi, Leoluca
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Phantom perception of lost body parts and phantom pain syndrome are well known. Supernumerary phantom limbs are described infrequently. We report the case of a previously healthy 80-year-old, right-handed woman, who was admitted to hospital with right thalamocapsular stroke accompanied by supernumerary phantom limbs sensation. The patient referred a strange sensation of having 4 fore-arms and 4 legs in her left side. The sensation lasted about 18 hours after the stroke. The neurological examination revealed left sensory-motor deficits but no cognitive impairment; CT-scan showed small haemorrhagic area between the internal capsule and the right thalamus. General features of supernumerary phantom limbs to the light of actual knowledge are discussed.
AB - Phantom perception of lost body parts and phantom pain syndrome are well known. Supernumerary phantom limbs are described infrequently. We report the case of a previously healthy 80-year-old, right-handed woman, who was admitted to hospital with right thalamocapsular stroke accompanied by supernumerary phantom limbs sensation. The patient referred a strange sensation of having 4 fore-arms and 4 legs in her left side. The sensation lasted about 18 hours after the stroke. The neurological examination revealed left sensory-motor deficits but no cognitive impairment; CT-scan showed small haemorrhagic area between the internal capsule and the right thalamus. General features of supernumerary phantom limbs to the light of actual knowledge are discussed.
KW - Body image
KW - Supernumerary phantom limbs
KW - Thalamus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035709928&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0035709928&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035709928
VL - 11
SP - 155
EP - 159
JO - Rivista di Neurologia
JF - Rivista di Neurologia
SN - 0035-6344
IS - 6
ER -