Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus: a case report
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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.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 442 |
| Journal | BMC Neurology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 1471-2377 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
- Adult, Cerebral Infarction/complications, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/etiology, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pulvinar/pathology, Stroke/complications
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