Sudden onset of sleep caused by hypothalamic infarction: a case report

Sudden onset of sleep caused by hypothalamic infarction: a case report

Abstract Background Hypothalamic lesions, such as tumors and demyelinating diseases, reportedly cause abnormal sleepiness. However, stroke involving the hypothalamus has rarely been described. Here, we report a patient with infarction restricted to the hypothalamus who presented with sudden onset of...

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Main Authors: Takeo Matsubara, Keisuke Suzuki, Akiko Kawasaki, Masayuki Miyamoto, Madoka Okamura, Takashi Kanbayashi, Hidehiro Takekawa, Toshiki Nakamura, Yuji Watanabe, Masanori Matsubara, Koichi Hirata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Hypothalamic infarction
Sudden onset of sleep
Hypersomnia
Horner syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1414-3

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