The paramedian diencephalic syndrome: a dynamic phenomenon.
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The paramedian diencephalic syndrome: a dynamic phenomenon.
The paramedian diencephalic syndrome is characterized by a clinical triad: hypersomnolent apathy, amnesic syndrome, and impaired vertical gaze. We studied 4 cases with computed tomography evidence of bilateral diencephalic infarctions. Each case began abruptly with hypersomnolent apathy followed by fluctuations from appropriate affect, full orientation, and alertness to labile mood, confabulati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.18.2.380