Symmetrical thalamic lesions in infants.

Symmetrical thalamic lesions in infants.

Clinical observations and findings on imaging are reported in six newborns with symmetrical thalamic lesions (STL). In three cases the diagnosis was confirmed by postmortem examination. Characteristic observations in this series and 17 previously reported cases include no evidence of perinatal asphyxia, high incidence of polyhydramnios, absent suck and swallow, absent primitive reflexes, apprec...

Symmetrical infantile thalamic degeneration in two sibs.

Symmetrical infantile thalamic degeneration with mineralisation is an extremely rare condition, the aetiology of which is unknown. Birth injury and toxic or infectious agents are speculative causes.' 2 The disorder, which is associated with severe neurological impairment and early death, occurs sporadically and has not been reported to have an appreciable risk of recurrence for the parents of a...

Symmetrical thalamic lesions in a term infant SWISS SOCIETY OF NEONATOLOGY

Symmetrical peripheral oedema in infants.

Case Reports Case 1. A male child was born in 1949 at term following a normal pregnancy and labour. His birth weight was 91 lb. Swelling of the feet was noted soon after birth. He was breast fed for two months and then reared on dried milk. On examination at the age of 6 weeks symmetrical pitting oedema of both feet extending a short distance up the legs was present. The hands were spared and n...

Thalamic Lesions: A Radiological Review

BACKGROUND Thalamic lesions are seen in a multitude of disorders including vascular diseases, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, trauma, tumours, and infections. In some diseases, thalamic involvement is typical and sometimes isolated, while in other diseases thalamic lesions are observed only occasionally (often in the presence of other typical extrathalamic lesions). SUMMARY In thi...