Bilateral thalamic lesions

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Bilateral thalamic lesions. Artery of Percheron stroke, Top of the basilar syndrome, Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Vascular causes

  • Artery of Percheron stroke
  • Top of the basilar syndrome
  • Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT)
  • Vein of Galen thrombosis
  • Hypoxic ischaemia
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)
  • Dural arteriovenous fistula (dAVF)
  • Venous infarction
  • Hypotensive infarction

Toxic causes

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Acquired metabolic causes

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Inherited metabolic causes

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Degenerative causes

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Infective causes

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Inflammatory causes

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Neoplastic causes

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References

  1. Hegde AN, Mohan S, Lath N, Lim CCT. Differential diagnosis for bilateral abnormalities of the basal ganglia and thalamus. Radiographics 2011; 31:5-30.
  2. Smith AB, Smirnniotopoulos JG, Rushing EJ, Goldstein SJ. Bilateral thalamic lesions. Am J Roentgenol 2009; 192:W53-W62.
  3. Özgür A, Esen K, Kaleağası H, Yılmaz A, Kara E, Yıldız A. Bilateral thalamic lesions: a pictorial review. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2017; 61:353-360.
  4. Jiménez Caballero PE. Bilateral paramedian thalamic artery infarcts: report of 10 cases. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2010; 19:283-289.
  5. de Medeiros FC, de Albuquerque LA. Differential diagnosis in bilateral thalamic infarct: clinical and radiological aspects. Acta Neurol Belg 2015; 115:367-369.
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