Data di Pubblicazione:
2001
Citazione:
Abulia and cognitive impairment in two patients with capsular genu infarct / L. Pantoni, A.M. Basile, M. Romanelli, C. Piccini, C. Sarti, P. Nencini, D. Inzitari. - In: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. - ISSN 0001-6314. - 104:3(2001 Sep), pp. 185-190.
Abstract:
An internal capsule genu infarct has been rarely reported to cause cognitive impairment and behavioral changes. This clinical picture can be explained on anatomical and functional basis because important subcortical-cortical pathways traverse the internal capsule genu. We report 2 previously non-demented patients who developed acute confusional state, abulia, and moderate cognitive decline after the occurrence of an infarct in the capsular genu.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
vascular dementia; strategic infarct dementia; dementia; stroke; internal capsule genu; frontal-subcortical circuits
Elenco autori:
L. Pantoni, A.M. Basile, M. Romanelli, C. Piccini, C. Sarti, P. Nencini, D. Inzitari
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