00950nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001100001200042700001700054700001300071245011500084490000900199050001400208520056800222022001400790       2015                            d1 aLalla R1 aMulherkar RV1 aMisar PV00aIncomplete peripheral facial nerve palsy and ulnar neuropathy due to leprosy mistaken as faciobrachial stroke.0 v2015  aLALLA20153 a<p>A middle-aged woman was referred to our hospital emergency ward in view of acute onset left faciobrachial weakness. An urgent MRI of the brain was performed, which did not reveal any abnormality and hence a neurology consultation was arranged in order to rule out acute stroke. However, examination and retrospective history taking proved to be a valuable aid in this patient's diagnosis. The incomplete lower motor neuron facial nerve palsy and hand weakness due to leprosy in reaction was confused by the general practitioner as a faciobrachial stroke.</p>
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