Memory in a case of bilateral thalamic infarction.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1992
Abstract
The role of individual structures within the diencephalon for memory functioning is unknown. We present anatomic localization of lesions and a longitudinal neuropsychological profile of a young man who had a bilateral diencephalic stroke in the interpeduncular profundus arterial territory. MRI localized the lesions to the mamillothalamic tracts and inferior thalamic peduncle. The amnesia was characterized by severe impairment in explicit recall of new facts and events, while word-completion priming and remote memory were intact. We suggest that the memory deficit results from a disconnection of the diencephalon from the medial temporal region.
Volume
42
Issue
1
First Page
163
Last Page
169
ISSN
0028-3878
Published In/Presented At
Malamut, B. L., Graff-Radford, N., Chawluk, J., Grossman, R. I., & Gur, R. C. (1992). Memory in a case of bilateral thalamic infarction. Neurology, 42(1), 163–169. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.42.1.163
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
1734298
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article