Anterior thalamic ischaemic stroke secondary to cardiopulmonary arrest
  • João Luís Cavaco
    Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Francisco Capinha
    Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Maria José Pires
    Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Ana Furão Rodrigues
    Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • Ana Oliveira Pedro
    Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal
  • António Pais de Lacerda
    Department of Internal Medicine II, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, E.P.E., Lisbon, Portugal

Keywords

Anterior thalamic stroke, post-cardiopulmonary arrest stroke, limbic thalamus

Abstract

Introduction: Ischaemic anterior thalamic lesions are rare and can present with disturbances of behaviour and memory. We describe a patient with post-cardiac arrest thalamic stroke.

Case description: A 63-year-old man presented with cardiac arrest, was resuscitated after receiving life support, and showed no lesions on computed tomography. Three days later, he presented with short-term memory disturbance and disorientation, with a de novo anterior thalamic lesion.

Conclusion: The anterior thalamic nucleus, supplied by the posterior communicating artery, is part of the Papez circuit and has a role in modulating behaviour and memory. An anterior thalamic syndrome presents with no sensory-motor deficits.

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    Published: 2023-02-28
    Issue: 2023: Vol 10 No 2 (view)

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    Cavaco JL, Capinha F, Pires MJ, Furão Rodrigues A, Oliveira Pedro A, Pais de Lacerda A. Anterior thalamic ischaemic stroke secondary to cardiopulmonary arrest. EJCRIM 2023;10 doi:10.12890/2023_003750.

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