Persistent denial of handicap after infarction of the right basal ganglia: a case study

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1988 Jan;51(1):112-5. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.51.1.112.

Abstract

A case is reported of persistent denial of handicap following stroke. Hemiplegia was due to infarction involving only sub-cortical structures, and there was no associated visual or sensory neglect or inattention, and no evidence of dementia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Agnosia / psychology
  • Basal Ganglia / blood supply*
  • Basal Ganglia / pathology
  • Cerebral Infarction / pathology
  • Cerebral Infarction / psychology*
  • Denial, Psychological*
  • Disabled Persons / psychology*
  • Female
  • Hemiplegia / psychology
  • Humans
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed