Abstract

BUSTAMANTE-MIELES, Daniella; BRITO-CARLIER, Fernando; HERBOZO-ALVARADO, Glenda  and  SALTOS-MATA, Filadelfo. Bilateral Thalamic Hemorrhage. Rev Ecuat Neurol [online]. 2017, vol.26, n.1, pp.67-71. ISSN 2631-2581.

Thalamic hemorrhages represent a small group of cerebrovascular diseases of which only 0.7-3% is manifested bilaterally, being chronic hypertension the key factor for its development. We report a case of a 45-year-old patient with 10-years history of arterial hypertension who presented with brachiocrural motor deterioration accompanied by dysarthria, dyspnea, vomiting in number of two, with increased basal blood pressure. Neurimaging demostrated a bilateral thalamic hematoma.

Keywords : cerebrovascular diseases; thalamic hemorrhages; bilateral; chronic hypertension..

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