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Ataxic hemiparesis following thalamic infarction.

Author(s) -

Jelis Boiten,

J. Lodder

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.21.2.339

Subject(s) - internal capsule , medicine , hemiparesis , thalamus , ataxia , infarction , magnetic resonance imaging , pyramidal tracts , cerebral infarction , stroke (engine) , medial lemniscus , anatomy , cardiology , radiology , surgery , lesion , ischemia , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , white matter , mechanical engineering , engineering

We describe a 73-year-old man with ataxic hemiparesis following infarction of the ventrolateral nucleus of the thalamus demonstrated by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Cerebellar ataxia was most likely due to interruption of the dentatorubrothalamocortical fibers at the level of the injured ventrolateral nucleus. Hemiparesis was probably caused by local edema compressing the corticospinal tract in the adjacent posterior limb of the internal capsule. We believe this to be the first reported case of classic ataxic hemiparesis following thalamic infarction.

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