title: Dorsal thalamic haemorrhage complicating polyarteritis nodosa: a clinico-pathologic case report.
abstract: Intracerebral haemorrhage is a rare complication of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). We present the clinico-pathologic findings of a 62 year-old patient with systemic involvement by PAN, who developed temporary decrease of consciousness and a mild left hemisyndrome due to a small right dorsal thalamic haemorrhage. No clear cause for the haemorrhage was found on postmortem examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Reuck
mesh_terms: D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology*