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Micrographia associated with a parietal lobe lesion in multiple sclerosis
1National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
|June 1, 1994
Summary
Micrographia, a handwriting disorder, was diagnosed in a woman with multiple sclerosis (MS). Treatment with methylprednisolone improved her handwriting, suggesting a cerebral origin for MS-related micrographia.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system.
- Movement disorders can occur in MS, but micrographia is an uncommon manifestation.
- Previous understanding of micrographia's origin has been debated, with theories pointing to either cerebral hemispheres or corpus striatum.