Isolated hypersomnia due to bilateral thalamic infarcts.
We describe a unique patient who developed hypersomnia as the sole presenting symptom of bilateral thalamic infarcts.
Goyal
Munish Kumar
MK
Department of Neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA. goyalm@missouri.edu
Kumar
Gyanendra
G
Sahota
Pradeep Kumar
PK
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077408:Modafinil; D017286:Polysomnography; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D000077408:Modafinil