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[Bilateral, symmetrical and simultaneous putamino-capsulo-caudal infarction].
Y De Smet1, J J Rousseau, J M Brucher
1Laboratoire de Neuropathologie, UCL, Bruxelles, Belgique.
Revue Neurologique
|January 1, 1990
Summary
This study reports the first case of simultaneous, bilateral basal middle cerebral artery infarctions. This rare event caused a unique syndrome of tetraparesis and akinetic mutism, termed tetraparetic mutism.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neuroscience
- Vascular Neurology
Background:
- Bilateral, symmetric, and simultaneous infarctions in the basal territory of the middle cerebral arteries are exceptionally rare.
- Understanding the clinical presentation and pathological basis of such events is crucial for diagnosis and management.