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.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus
T2 - a case report
AU - Hansen, Peter Nørregaard
AU - Krøigård, Thomas
AU - Nguyen, Nina
AU - Frandsen, Rune Vestergaard
AU - Jennum, Poul Jørgen
AU - Beier, Christoph P
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - 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.
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.
KW - Adult
KW - Cerebral Infarction/complications
KW - Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Pulvinar/pathology
KW - Stroke/complications
U2 - 10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2
DO - 10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33287737
VL - 20
JO - BMC Neurology
JF - BMC Neurology
SN - 1471-2377
M1 - 442
ER -
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