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S Sagnier1, P Coulon2, C Chaufton3
1Unité neurovasculaire, CHU de Bordeaux, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France; Unité neurovasculaire, pôle de neurosciences cliniques, hôpital Pellegrin, université Bordeaux-Segalen, CHU de Bordeaux, 146, rue Léo-Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
Background:
Cognitive, affective, and behavioural disturbances are commonly reported following thalamic strokes. Conversely, sleep disorders are rarely reported in this context.
Observations:
Herein, we report the cases of two young patients admitted for an ischemic stroke located in the territories of the left pre-mammillary and paramedian arteries. Together with aphasia, memory complaint, impaired attention and executive functions, they reported lucid dreams with catastrophic content or conflicting situations.
Conclusion:
Lucid dreams are an atypical presentation in thalamic strokes. These cases enlarge the clinical spectrum of sleep-wake disturbances potentially observed after an acute cerebrovascular event.
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