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| Year : 2003 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 59-60 |
Bilateral Thalamic Infarct with Neuropsychiatric Manifestations
S Aravinthan1, J Muthalagan2, M Murugappan3, R Ponnudurai4
1 Post graduate student, Institute of Mental Health, Medavakkam Tank Road, Chennai - 600 010, India
2 Assistant Professor, Institute of Mental Health, Medavakkam Tank Road, Chennai - 600 010, India
3 Professor, Institute of Mental Health, Medavakkam Tank Road, Chennai - 600 010, India
4 Director, Institute of Mental Health, Medavakkam Tank Road, Chennai - 600 010, India
Correspondence Address:
S Aravinthan
Post graduate student, Institute of Mental Health, Medavakkam Tank Road, Chennai - 600 010
India
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PMID: 21206837 
Thalamic infarcts presenting predominantly with psychiatric manifestations are rather uncommon. They usually have a constellation of neurological and psychiatric symptoms involving altered consciousness, vertical gaze palsy, motor and sensory symptoms with cognitive deficits involving memory. A middle-aged male with Bilateral Thalamic infarct who presented with prominent delusions and cognitive deficits involving memory, orientation and attention despite treatment is here by reported.
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