Severe hypersomnia after unilateral infarction in the pulvinar nucleus– a case report

BMC Neurology

Rune Vestergaard Frandsen¹  Poul Jørgen Jennum¹  Christoph P. Beier²  Peter Nørregaard Hansen²  Thomas Krøigård²  Nina Nguyen³ 

[1] Danish Center for Sleep Medicine, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen;Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital;Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital;

关键词: Thalamus;    Pulvinar nucleus;    Secondary hypersomnia;    Stroke;    Long sleep;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Although a central role of the thalamus for sleep regulation is undisputed, the exact localization of the crucial structures within the thalamus remains controversial. Case presentation Here we report a 35 year old woman with no prior comorbidities who developed severe and persistent hypersomnia with long sleep time after a small right-sided MRI-verified thalamic stroke affecting the dorsal part of the pulvinar and the dorsolateral boarders of the dorsomedial nuclei. Conclusion The observed symptoms suggest a crucial role of posterior thalamus but not the midline parts of the thalamus in sleep-wake control.

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