Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus: a case report

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Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus : a case report. / Hansen, Peter Nørregaard; Krøigård, Thomas; Nguyen, Nina; Frandsen, Rune Vestergaard; Jennum, Poul Jørgen; Beier, Christoph P.

In: BMC Neurology, Vol. 20, 442, 2020.

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Harvard

Hansen, PN, Krøigård, T, Nguyen, N, Frandsen, RV, Jennum, PJ & Beier, CP 2020, 'Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus: a case report', BMC Neurology, vol. 20, 442. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2

APA

Hansen, P. N., Krøigård, T., Nguyen, N., Frandsen, R. V., Jennum, P. J., & Beier, C. P. (2020). Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus: a case report. BMC Neurology, 20, [442]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2

Vancouver

Hansen PN, Krøigård T, Nguyen N, Frandsen RV, Jennum PJ, Beier CP. Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus: a case report. BMC Neurology. 2020;20. 442. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2

Author

Hansen, Peter Nørregaard ; Krøigård, Thomas ; Nguyen, Nina ; Frandsen, Rune Vestergaard ; Jennum, Poul Jørgen ; Beier, Christoph P. / Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus : a case report. In: BMC Neurology. 2020 ; Vol. 20.

Bibtex

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abstract = "BACKGROUND: Although a central role of the thalamus for sleep regulation is undisputed, the exact localization of the crucial structures within the thalamus remains controversial.CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a 35 year old woman with no prior comorbidities who developed severe and persistent hypersomnia with long sleep time after a small right-sided MRI-verified thalamic stroke affecting the dorsal part of the pulvinar and the dorsolateral boarders of the dorsomedial nuclei.CONCLUSION: The observed symptoms suggest a crucial role of posterior thalamus but not the midline parts of the thalamus in sleep-wake control.",
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RIS

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AU - Hansen, Peter Nørregaard

AU - Krøigård, Thomas

AU - Nguyen, Nina

AU - Frandsen, Rune Vestergaard

AU - Jennum, Poul Jørgen

AU - Beier, Christoph P

PY - 2020

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AB - BACKGROUND: Although a central role of the thalamus for sleep regulation is undisputed, the exact localization of the crucial structures within the thalamus remains controversial.CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a 35 year old woman with no prior comorbidities who developed severe and persistent hypersomnia with long sleep time after a small right-sided MRI-verified thalamic stroke affecting the dorsal part of the pulvinar and the dorsolateral boarders of the dorsomedial nuclei.CONCLUSION: The observed symptoms suggest a crucial role of posterior thalamus but not the midline parts of the thalamus in sleep-wake control.

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KW - Cerebral Infarction/complications

KW - Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology

KW - Female

KW - Humans

KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging

KW - Pulvinar/pathology

KW - Stroke/complications

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DO - 10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2

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