Abrupt onset of disturbed vigilance, bilateral third nerve palsy and masturbating behaviour: a rare presentation of stroke.
The clinical presentation of stroke usually includes sensory-motor impairment, cranial nerve palsies, or cognitive dysfunction. Disorders in behaviour are less frequently seen. The case of a patient with a very disturbing presentation, which included a disturbance in vigilance, bilateral third nerve palsy and masturbating behaviour, is presented. The topography of the lesions and its implications on the deficits observed are discussed.
Mondon
Karl
K
Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Bretonneau, 37044 Tours Cedex, France. karl.mondon@med.univ-tours.fr
Bonnaud
Isabelle
I
Debiais
Séverine
S
Brunault
Paul
P
Saudeau
Denis
D
de Toffol
Bertrand
B
Autret
Alain
A
D001143:Arousal; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008418:Masturbation; D008636:Mesencephalon / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology