Abstract
Post-stroke pain is a well-known neuropathic pain syndrome but pain at the onset of stroke is a very rare occurrence. We wish to present a case where a stroke in the insular region caused acute-onset lateralized neuropathic pain.
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Bayat, M., Bayat, A. Letter to the editor: insular stroke presenting with acute onset of pain. J Neurol 265, 1472–1473 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-8867-y
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