title: Akinetic mutism revealing an ischemic stroke.
abstract: We describe a 44-year-old man who developed akinetic mutism following a cerebrovascular accident involving his left middle cerebral artery. We discuss this rare condition and its unusual clinical picture.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department Military Hospital Mohammed V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Rabat and Mohammed V University Rabat 6203, Morocco. Electronic address: sazi26@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: Saad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zidouh
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department Military Hospital Mohammed V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Rabat and Mohammed V University Rabat 6203, Morocco.
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jidane
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department Military Hospital Mohammed V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Rabat and Mohammed V University Rabat 6203, Morocco.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Belkouch
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department Military Hospital Mohammed V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Rabat and Mohammed V University Rabat 6203, Morocco.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bakkali
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department Military Hospital Mohammed V, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy Rabat and Mohammed V University Rabat 6203, Morocco.
authors.forename: Lahcen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belyamani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000405:Akinetic Mutism / Q000209:etiology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed