Hypersomnia Associated with Bilateral Posterior Hypothalamic Lesion
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Hypersomnia associated with bilateral posterior hypothalamic lesion. A polysomnographic case study.
We examined an obese 58-year-old patient with a bilateral posterior hypothalamic lesion of unknown etiology. A 24-hour polysomnography revealed a markedly increased total sleep time (17.6 h). During daytime, only 3 continuous wake phases occurred. REM periods occurred only between 5 p.m. and 6 a.m. We conclude from our results that, similar to the results from animal experiments, the posterior ...
متن کاملTransient bilateral striatal lesion associated with varicella infection
1. Hospital Universitário Cassiano Antônio Morais da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (HUCAM-UFES), Vitória, ES, Brazil. Mailing address: Dra. Ana Paula Alves Fonseca. Rua Major Clarindo Fundão, 110, ap. 604, Praia do Canto. Vitória, ES, Brazil, 29055-655. E-mail: [email protected]. rapid increase in venous or intracranial pressure, which causes rupture of the peripapillary capilla...
متن کاملBilateral paracoccidioidomycotic iliopsoas abscess associated with ileo-colonic lesion.
This case report shows the clinical development of a patient with systemic paracoccidioidomycosis presenting with lymphatic-intestinalmanifestation. The patient initially had a substantial clinical improvement but had a recrudescence after six months of sulfamethoxazoletrimethoprim oral treatment, with the emergence of feverish syndrome, lumbar pain, and intermittent claudication, characterizin...
متن کاملThe posterior Monteggia lesion with associated ulnohumeral instability.
The type II Monteggia (posterior) lesion is a rare injury which is sometimes associated with ulnohumeral instability. We have reviewed 23 of 28 patients with this injury. A clinical and radiographic assessment was undertaken at follow-up. Functional outcome scores, including the Broberg and Morrey Index and the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder or Hand (DASH), were used. The results from the si...
متن کاملPosterior communicating artery aneurysm associated with duplicated posterior communicating artery and bilateral fetal posterior cerebral arteries.
Because of the location, skull-base chordomas often present with headaches and diplopia and sixth and fifth nerve palsies are the most common neurological signs.[1,2] The interval between onset of symptoms and diagnosis of clival chordoma is quite variable, 2.5-4.4 years.[4] The uncommon clinical presentations include: Nasal obstruction, nasal bleeding, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.[3,5] Spontan...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Neurology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0014-3022,1421-9913
DOI: 10.1159/000069088