Table 1.
Neuropsychological test scores and performance on tactile acuity tests of S.F.
Fig 1.
MRI scan of patient SF and behavioral results before and after CVS.
(A) T1–weighted sequence reveals subcortical lesions that were also present in a small portion of the left lateral thalamus. (B–E) The effects of CVS were determined for several symptoms including pain (B), motor function (C), somatoparaphrenia (D), and articulation (E). All the histograms refer to the patient’s subjective evaluation. In graphs B-C-D, the Y axis shows the level of impairment (0 = no impairment; 100 = totally impaired). In graph E Y axis = 0 excellent (no altered articulation characteristics), 1 slight disorder, 2 moderate disorder, 3 severe disorder]. In all panels, post–CVS (5’) refers to measurements collected immediately after CVS, and post–CVS (30’) refers to measurements collected 30 minutes after the CVS.
Table 2.
Timeline of the experimental protocol
Fig 2.
Functional connectivity of the left thalamus.
(A–B) Comparison between the functional connectivity of the left thalamus between SF and a control group prior to CVS. Blue blobs = abnormally negative functional connectivity; Red blobs = abnormally positive connectivity. (C) Functional connectivity values (upper panel = negative and lower panel = positive) of the control group (black dots) and the patient (blue dot = Pre–CVS and green dot = Post–CVS). aCing = anterior cingulum; LG = lingual gyrus; PC = parietal cortex; pIns = posterior insula.