Syndrome of diffuse encephalopathy due to nondominant thalamic infarction.
A 69-year-old woman suddenly became comatose. Within 24 hours, she became lethargic, with a diffuse encephalopathy and no focal neurologic abnormalities. CT revealed a large, nondominant thalamic infarct.
D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003128:Coma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed