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Cataleptic postures in thalamic hemorrhage: case report
G Saposnik1, J Mauriño, L A Gonzalez
1Department of Neurology, Stoke Unit, Hospital J.M. Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires, Argentina. gsaposnik@yahoo.com
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|October 6, 2001
Abstract:
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.