TY - JOUR
T1 - Subacute diencephalic angioencephalopathy. Report of an additional case
AU - Kinney, Hannah
AU - Burger, Peter C.
AU - Vogel, F. Stephen
PY - 1980
Y1 - 1980
N2 - The following report presents an additional example of subacute diencephalic angioencephalopathy. The patient, a 68-year-old man, unexplicably withdrawn and asocial throughout his life, presented with an altered mental status of relatively recent onset. His illness was marked by progressive dementia and ended in death within 7 weeks. The neuropathologic findings were essentially identical to those described in the previous case in both their histology and topographic localization within the thalamus. The etiology, pathogenesis, and reason for the localization of this entity are unknown. Nevertheless, the lesion underscores the major role of the thalamus in cognitive function, emotional behavior, and awareness.
AB - The following report presents an additional example of subacute diencephalic angioencephalopathy. The patient, a 68-year-old man, unexplicably withdrawn and asocial throughout his life, presented with an altered mental status of relatively recent onset. His illness was marked by progressive dementia and ended in death within 7 weeks. The neuropathologic findings were essentially identical to those described in the previous case in both their histology and topographic localization within the thalamus. The etiology, pathogenesis, and reason for the localization of this entity are unknown. Nevertheless, the lesion underscores the major role of the thalamus in cognitive function, emotional behavior, and awareness.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-510X(80)80008-6
DO - 10.1016/S0022-510X(80)80008-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 7359168
AN - SCOPUS:0018837017
VL - 45
SP - 73
EP - 81
JO - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
JF - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
SN - 0022-510X
IS - 1
ER -