[Amnesic syndrome caused by limited infarction in the right anterior thalamus].
A case of global and persistent amnesia due to a right polar and anterior thalamic infarction is reported. There was a moderate impairment of attention and categorization ability. The amnesia was primarily anterograde, with partial disturbance of short-term memory and severe deficit of long-term memory for verbal and visuo-spatial materials. A severe increase of pro-active interference was present. Retrograde memory was mildly affected. Two years later, a second infarction in the right thalamo-sub-thalamic territory occurred, increasing the deficits of attention, short-term memory and recall.
Rousseaux
M
M
Service des Convalescents, CHU Lille, Paris.
Kassiotis
P
P
Signoret
J L
JL
Cabaret
M
M
Petit
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013577:Syndrome; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
Syndrome amnésique par infarctus restreint du thalamus antérieur droit.