Thalamic syndrome caused by unruptured cerebral aneurysm. Case report.
A case is reported of a 63-year-old woman with thalamic syndrome as the presenting feature of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm. Unruptured aneurysm is a rare cause of thalamic syndrome; the possible mechanisms of production of the sensory disturbance are discussed.
Stoodley
M A
MA
Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
Warren
J D
JD
Oatey
P E
PE
D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology