Intracortical inhibition is reduced in a patient with a lesion in the posterolateral thalamus

Mov Disord. 2002 Jan;17(1):208-12. doi: 10.1002/mds.1264.

Abstract

We describe a patient who developed a complex movement disorder following an ischemic lesion in the right posterolateral thalamus. Transcranial magnetic stimulation showed a shortening of the cortical silent period and deficient cortico-cortical inhibition using paired magnetic pulses on the affected side, indicating reduced effectiveness of intracortical inhibitory mechanisms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena / methods*
  • Electromyography
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Movement Disorders / diagnosis
  • Movement Disorders / physiopathology
  • Movement Disorders / therapy*
  • Neural Inhibition / physiology*
  • Posterior Thalamic Nuclei / pathology*
  • Videotape Recording