Bilateral paramedian thalamic syndrome: Abnormal circadian wake-sleep and autonomic functions

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 772-774

  Montagna, P ^a,d   Provini, F ^a   Plazzi, G ^a   Vetrugno, R ^a   Gallassi, R ^a   Pierangeli, G ^a   Ragno, M ^b   Cortelli, P ^a   Perani, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Ascoli Piceno   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BASAL GANGLION; BILATERAL PARAMEDIAN THALAMIC SYNDROME; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CASE REPORT; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CINGULATE GYRUS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LIMBIC CORTEX; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; THALAMUS; WAKEFULNESS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALCINOSIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SLEEP STAGES; SYNDROME; THALAMIC DISEASES; THALAMUS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0036903138     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.73.6.772     Document Type: Article

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