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Recovery of somatosensory deficits in acute stroke
JULKUNEN L; TENOVUO O; JAASKELAINEN SK; HAMALAINEN H
ACTA NEUROL SCAND , 2005, vol. 111, n° 6, p. 366-372 Doc n°: 119667 Localisation : Documentation IRR Descripteurs : AF21 - ACCIDENTS VASCULAIRES CEREBRAUX, AK4 - POTENTIELS EVOQUES Objectives - To study the recovery of somatosensory deficits after acute stroke. Material and methods - A detailed clinical examination of sensation, median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP), quantitative sensory tests (QST), and subjective evaluation were performed in five acute stroke patients at three control time points up to 12 months after the stroke. Results - The deficit recovered at least partially in all patients, mostly within 3 months after stroke. The improvement in warm and vibration detection thresholds occurred between 3 and 12 months. The SEP improved both by 3 and 12 months. Conclusion - The recovery of subjective sensory disturbance occurred in line with the improvement of the clinical sensory tests and QST. The most sensitive measure for somatosensory dysfunction at the early phase was graphesthesia. In our patients, initially normal SEP with a sensory deficit resulted in excellent clinical recovery, whereas initially absent SEP did not necessarily predict poor outcome. Langue : ANGLAIS Tiré à part : OUI |
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