Recently on one of the stroke lists, many stroke survivors have been complaining about feeling cold on their hemiplegic side. My physiotherapist said that after stroke the hemiplegic side is often several degrees cooler because of lack of movement. She said she sometimes judges how much recovery is occurring by observing whether the temperature difference between the two sides normalizes.
This old article actually measured the temperature difference between the hemiplegic arm and the unaffected arm. So if you are experiencing a temperature difference between the two sides of your body, you are not dreaming—or having unusual symptoms. Feeling cold on your hemiplegic side may be common after stroke.
See an article The Cold Hemiplegic Arm by Peter Wanklyn et al.
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