Thalamic cavernous malformation. Case report.
A 50-year-old man with a right hemiparesis was found to have a cavernous malformation in the left thalamus. The diagnosis was made using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. The vascular malformation was totally removed by means of a transcallosal interhemispheric surgical approach, but the patient's neurological deficit worsened. The role of MR imaging in establishing the diagnosis is emphasized and other published cases with thalamic locations are reviewed.
Roda
J M
JM
Neurosurgery Service, Hospital La Paz and School of Medicine, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.
Alvarez
F
F
Isla
A
A
Blázquez
M G
MG
D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed