AMNESIA FROM BILATERAL ISCHEMIC LESIONS OF THE THALAMUS

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  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 137  (6-7) , 415-424
Abstract
A 43-yr-old woman during post-partum developed an axial amnesia of ischemic origin. Stereotactic correlations were obtained by matching CT [computed tomography] scan images with the true reference plane of the examination, according to an original method. This led to the diagnosis of infarction in the territory of a paramedian thalamomesencephalic artery. The amnesia probably resulted from bilateral lesions of Vicq d''Azyr''s bundle. Atypical features in this case were the absence of disorder of vigilance and oculomotor disorders. The striking fact in this patient was recovery of some recognition capability contrasting with the persistence of a major evocation disorder.

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