Pure sensory stroke with lacunar infarction in the posterior ventral thalamus on CT.
A hypertensive male patient is described who suffered a pure sensory stroke. CT revealed a small lacunar infarct in the contralateral posterior part of the ventral thalamus. This is the second described case with a CT verified single ischemic lesion restricted to the thalamus.
D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013788:Thalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed