[Lesions of the insula and operculum: a syndrome]

A case of a clinical syndrome with transient hemiparesis, hemihypaesthesia, lancinating pains of a hand and "thalamic" position of this hand in a 60-year-old women. The clinical diagnosis was that of Dejérine-Roussy syndrome. Histological examination disclosed lesion of the lower part of the cortex of the insula, temporal aperculum- ventral part of the claustrum, capsula extrema and externa and also the uncinate and fronto-occipital fascicles.