Simultaneous Doppelgänger and limb amputation impression in right frontal opercular stroke.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_5B2E2FCE8F75
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Simultaneous Doppelgänger and limb amputation impression in right frontal opercular stroke.
Journal
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Author(s)
Chabwine J.N., Granziera C., Vargas M.I., Aboulaffia T., Caratsch L., Schnider A., Landis T., Perren F.
ISSN
1468-330X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0022-3050
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
82
Number
11
Pages
1209-1211
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A case is described of a patient who presented almost simultaneously the impression that his left arm was amputated and the feeling of the presence of his invisible Doppelgänger. While these body scheme disorders have both been described after (right) parietal lesions, a right frontal opercular ischaemic stroke was found in the neurological work up. Diffusion tensor imaging showed that the stroke involved the ventral bundle of the superior longitudinal fasciculus that connects the parietal to the frontal lobe. The unusual clinical presentation of this frontal lesion may have been due to a 'diaschisis'-like phenomenon via the superior longitudinal fasciculus.
Keywords
Ataxia/diagnosis, Diffusion Tensor Imaging/methods, Frontal Lobe/injuries, Hallucinations/diagnosis, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods, Male, Middle Aged, Parietal Lobe/injuries, Perceptual Disorders/diagnosis, Sensation Disorders/diagnosis, Stroke/pathology
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Web of science
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