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[Delayed finger opening caused by a midbrain lesion].

Y Saito¹, Y Wada, T Nakayama

¹Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.

No to Shinkei = Brain and Nerve

|December 1, 1991

Summary

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A rare case of delayed finger opening, a symptom not previously linked to midbrain lesions, was observed in a patient recovering from Weber's syndrome. This condition involved abnormal flexor muscle activity, impacting finger extension.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Neuroscience
Clinical Medicine

Background:

Delayed finger opening is a rare neurological symptom.
Previous reports have linked this phenomenon to lesions in the cervical roots, peripheral nerves, or brainstem (pons-medulla oblongata).
No prior cases have documented delayed finger opening resulting from a midbrain lesion.