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Central Poststroke Pain & Wallenberg's Lateral Medullary Infarction:Freq, Charact & Determinants in 63 Pts Neurol 49:120-125, MacGowan,D.J.L.,et al, 1997 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Central poststroke pain(CPSP)is an infrequently recognized complication of lateral medullary infarction(LMI).We determined the frequency,nature,and predictors of this complication in 63 patients with LMI.We conclude that this argues for the theory that central pain is caused by denervation sensitivity of the"paleo"-reticulothalamic connections due to a selective" neo"-spinothalamic lesion.

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