Bilateral Thalamic Infarct in Two Unresponsive Octogenarians

Masotti, Luca and Lorenzini, Gianni and Gallesi, Francesca and Godoy, Daniel Agustin and Napoli, Mario Di (2014) Bilateral Thalamic Infarct in Two Unresponsive Octogenarians. International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal, 2 (6). pp. 274-279. ISSN 23217235

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Abstract

Bilateral thalamic infarct (BTI) represents an uncommon stroke presentation. Pathophysiology recognizes the occlusion of an anatomic variant of the thalamic blood supply from perforating branches of posterior cerebral arteries. Presentation could be nonspecific and dramatic in the same time, being coma or stupor the possible clinical scenario encountered. Diagnosis is performed by neuroradiological imaging showing the typical bilateral paramedian thalamic infarcts. Literature lacks of evidence in very old patients, therefore we describe two cases of BTI occurred in octogenarians presenting unresponsive. BTI in very old patients presenting comatose should be taken in account as diagnostic possibility.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: ScienceOpen Library > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 05 Jul 2023 04:06
Last Modified: 26 Oct 2024 04:04
URI: http://scholar.researcherseuropeans.com/id/eprint/1521

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