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Pure sensory stroke has not previously been reported with thalamic haemorrhage and had indeed been considered to exclude cerebral haemorrhage. We describe a case of thalamic haemorrhage causing a pure sensory stroke and propose that we should tear in mind the possibility of haemorrhage in such cases.
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Abe, K., Yorifuji, S. & Nishikawa, Y. Pure sensory stroke resulting from thalamic haemorrhage. Neuroradiology 34, 205–206 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596336
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