Eyelid apraxia associated with bilateral paramedian thalamic infarct

Phyo K Myint; Kirstie N Anderson; Nagui M Antoun; Elizabeth A Warburton

doi:10.1093/ageing/afn016

Eyelid apraxia associated with bilateral paramedian thalamic infarct

Age Ageing. 2008 May;37(3):343-4. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn016. Epub 2008 Feb 12.

Authors

Phyo K Myint¹, Kirstie N Anderson, Nagui M Antoun, Elizabeth A Warburton

Affiliation

¹ Addenbrooke's Stroke Services, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK. Pkyawmyint@aol.com

PMID: 18270247
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn016

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral thalamic infarct associated with bilateral eyelid apraxia. This extremely rare condition provides us with an opportunity to map clinical and neuroimaging findings to help better understand brain function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Apraxia, Ideomotor / etiology*
Apraxia, Ideomotor / physiopathology
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Infarction / complications*
Cerebral Infarction / diagnostic imaging
Eyelid Diseases / etiology*
Eyelid Diseases / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Recovery of Function
Thalamic Diseases / complications*
Thalamic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Time Factors