Diaschisis after thalamic stroke: a comparison of metabolic and structural changes in a patient with amnesic syndrome.
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl
; 187: 68-71, 2007.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We present a patient with a left anteromedial thalamic lesion with an amnesic syndrome. The patient underwent neuropsychological testing, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analyses, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [T2, flair, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)] and [18F]-2-fluoro-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to assess indirect effects of thalamic lesions on cortical function. CASE REPORT A 67-year-old right-handed woman was admitted to a university-based memory unit because of memory and concentration problems. Neuropsychological testing revealed dysfunction of episodic memory, semantic memory and working memory. General intellectual function and attention capacity were preserved. MRI revealed an anteromedial thalamic lesion in the left hemisphere. FDG-PET showed decreased uptake in the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes of the left hemisphere. Regions of interest (ROI) in white matter were selected and left and right hemispheres were compared. Fractional anisotropy (FA) in ROI representing thalamo-cortical connections were decreased in the left hemisphere when compared with the right.CONCLUSION:
The results show the importance of a network that include the anterior and dorsomedian nuclei, which influence the activity in areas of the cortex responsible for memory processes. The imaging findings suggest that areas of cortical diaschisis after thalamic infarction correspond to areas affected by thalamo-cortical fibre loss as measured with FA.
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01-internacional
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Assunto principal:
Doenças Talâmicas
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Tálamo
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Amnésia
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Transtornos da Memória
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article