Acute esotropia from small thalamic hemorrhage.
A 74 year-old patient developed transient acute esotropia, upward gaze palsy and imbalance of standing and gait. Computed Tomography (CT) demonstrated a small left thalamic hemorrhage in the absence of midbrain lesions. The role of thalamic lesion in the genesis of monocular supranuclear palsy is discussed.
Scoditti
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Institute of Neurology, University of Parma, Italy.
Colonna
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F
Bettoni
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L
Lechi
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A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004948:Esotropia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed