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

Peter Nørregaard Hansen; Thomas Krøigård; Nina Nguyen; Rune Vestergaard Frandsen; Poul Jørgen Jennum; Christoph P Beier

doi:10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2

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

Peter Nørregaard Hansen, Thomas Krøigård, Nina Nguyen, Rune Vestergaard Frandsen, Poul Jørgen Jennum, Christoph P Beier

Department of Clinical Neurophysiology

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	442
Journal	BMC Neurology
Volume	20
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	442
ISSN	1471-2377
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-02018-2
Publication status	Published - 7 Dec 2020

Keywords

Case report
Long sleep
Pulvinar nucleus
Secondary hypersomnia
Stroke
Thalamus

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