Cataleptic postures in thalamic hemorrhage: case report

We report a case of catalepsy associated with thalamic hemorrhage. A 72 year-old hypertensive woman had acute onset of right-sided weakness and speech disturbances. She was on anticoagulants because of aortic valve replacement. When postures were imposed, the patient maintained the left upper limb r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 2001-09, Vol.59 (3-A), p.590-592
Hauptverfasser:	Saposnik, G, Mauriño, J, Gonzalez, L A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged catalepsy Catalepsy - diagnostic imaging Catalepsy - etiology catatonia Cerebral Hemorrhage - complications Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging Female hemorrhage Humans Lateral Ventricles NEUROSCIENCES PSYCHIATRY Putamen stroke Thalamic Diseases - complications Thalamic Diseases - diagnostic imaging thalamus Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of catalepsy associated with thalamic hemorrhage. A 72 year-old hypertensive woman had acute onset of right-sided weakness and speech disturbances. She was on anticoagulants because of aortic valve replacement. When postures were imposed, the patient maintained the left upper limb raised for several minutes, even in uncomfortable or bizarre positions. A CT scan of the head revealed a left thalamic hemorrhage. Cataleptic postures have been reported in few cases with acute stroke.
ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 0004-282X 1678-4227
DOI:	10.1590/S0004-282X2001000400020