Bezmiâlem Science (Apr 2015)

Bilateral Thalamic Infarction

  • Gulistan HALAC,
  • Pinar TEKTURK,
  • Cigdem DENIZ,
  • Mehmet KOLUKISA,
  • Muhammet Emin OZCAN,
  • Talip ASIL

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14235/bs.2015.395
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 18 – 20

Abstract

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Bilateral thalamic infarction is a rare cerebral vascular disease. The most common findings are acute impairment of consciousness, vertical gaze paresis, cognitive disturbances, and abnormal behavioral symptoms. In this paper, we report a case of bilateral thalamic infarction that resulted in abnormal behavior.

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