Thalamic infarcts: clinical syndromes, etiology, and prognosis

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serval:BIB_90601F11630B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Thalamic infarcts: clinical syndromes, etiology, and prognosis
Journal
Neurology
Author(s)
Bogousslavsky  J., Regli  F., Uske  A.
ISSN
0028-3878
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/1988
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
6
Pages
837-48
Notes
Bogousslavsky, J
Regli, F
Uske, A
United states
Neurology
Neurology. 1988 Jun;38(6):837-48. --- Old month value: Jun
Abstract
We studied forty patients with CT-proven thalamic infarcts without involvement of the superficial territory of the posterior cerebral artery. The delineation into four arterial thalamic territories (inferolateral, tuberothalamic, posterior choroidal, paramedian) corresponded clinically to four different syndromes. The most common etiologies were lacunar infarction, large artery atherosclerosis with presumed artery-to-artery embolism, cardioembolism, and migrainous stroke. We found no risk factor other than age or oral contraceptive use in six patients. One patient died in the acute phase. During follow-up (45.6 months), the stroke or death rate was 7.4% per year. Delayed pain developed in three patients and abnormal movements in three. Late disability was mainly secondary to persisting neuropsychological dysfunction (thalamic dementia).
Keywords
Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Cerebral Infarction/*complications/etiology/radiography Female Humans Male Middle Aged Risk Factors Thalamus/blood supply/radiography
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