title: [Amnesic syndrome caused by limited infarction in the right anterior thalamus].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service des Convalescents, CHU Lille, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rousseaux
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kassiotis
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Signoret
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cabaret
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Petit
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Syndrome amnésique par infarctus restreint du thalamus antérieur droit.