title: Isolated hypersomnia due to bilateral thalamic infarcts.
abstract: We describe a unique patient who developed hypersomnia as the sole presenting symptom of bilateral thalamic infarcts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA. goyalm@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Munish Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Gyanendra
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Pradeep Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sahota
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001559:Benzhydryl Compounds; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D000077408:Modafinil