title: Complex neurobehavioural syndrome due to bilateral thalamic glioma.
abstract: We present a 65-year-old female with bilateral thalamic astrocytoma. The unusual long survival of this patient allowed the manifestation of a complex neurobehavioural syndrome due to gradual involvement of several thalamic nuclei. An attempt is made to approach the complexity of symptoms according to the anatomical areas, nuclei and thalamic connections infiltrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Evangelismos General Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kouyialis
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Boviatsis
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Prezerakos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Korfias
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sakas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013577:Syndrome; D013787:Thalamic Nuclei / Q000473:pathology*