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