Cheiro-oral-pedal syndrome in thalamic infarction

Summary Sensory disturbance around the corner of the mouth, in the palm of the hand and in the foot on the same side (cheiro-oral-pedal syndrome) has been reported only in 2 patients with brainstem lesion. We report 2 cases of cheirooral-pedal syndrome; the causative lesion was revealed by magnetic resonance imaging to be in the ventral posterolateral and ventral posteromedial nuclei of the thalamus.