Acute Korsakoff-like amnestic syndrome resulting from left thalamic infarction following a right hippocampal hemorrhage.
Korsakoff-like amnestic syndromes have been rarely described following structural lesions of the central nervous system. In this report, we describe a case of acute Korsakoff-like syndrome resulting from the combination of a left anteromedian thalamic infarct and a right hippocampal hemorrhage. We also review the literature relevant to the neuropathology and pathophysiology of Korsakoff syndrome and anterograde amnesia.
Rahme
R
R
Department of Neurosurgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France and Saint-Joseph University Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon. rrahme@waln.org
Moussa
R
R
Awada
A
A
Ibrahim
I
I
Ali
Y
Y
Maarrawi
J
J
Rizk
T
T
Nohra
G
G
Okais
N
N
Samaha
E
E
D000208:Acute Disease; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D020915:Korsakoff Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging