Electrophysiologic recordings in a patient with a discrete unilateral thalamic infarction

Abstract
The EEG, and somatosensory and auditory evoked potentials were recorded from a patient, who, at necropsy, showed a restricted unilateral thalamic infarct involving predominantly the anterior and lateral thalamus. The EEG showed distinct monomorphic .delta. activity and a suppression of the .alpha. rhythm over the side of the lesion. Short latency somatosensory evoked potentials were present bilaterally; mid-latency somatosensory evoked potentials were absent ipsilateral to the lesion. Both mid-latency and long latency auditory evoked potentials were normal.