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

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 hy...

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Autores principales: Hansen, Peter Nørregaard, Krøigård, Thomas, Nguyen, Nina, Frandsen, Rune Vestergaard, Jennum, Poul Jørgen, Beier, Christoph P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7720584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33287737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2
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Sumario: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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2.

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