Artery of Percheron Stroke as an Unusual Cause of Hypersomnia: A Case Series and a Short Literature Review
| العنوان: | Artery of Percheron Stroke as an Unusual Cause of Hypersomnia: A Case Series and a Short Literature Review |
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| المؤلفون: | Helmi Ben Saad, Radhouane Ettoumi, Imen Ben Saida, Emna Ennouri, Maroua Zghidi, Mohamed Boussarsar |
| المصدر: | American Journal of Men's Health, Vol 14 (2020) American Journal of Men's Health |
| بيانات النشر: | SAGE Publications, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Health (social science), Anterior Cerebral Artery, hypersomnolence, Thalamus, lcsh:Medicine, Case Report, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Artery of Percheron, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, bithalamic, Occlusion, medicine, Humans, Stroke, Aged, Coma, Palsy, business.industry, lcsh:R, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cerebral Infarction, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Percheron infarction, medicine.anatomical_structure, Differential diagnosis, medicine.symptom, business, Complication, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| الوصف: | The thalamus and the mesencephalon have a complex blood supply. The artery of Percheron (AOP) is a rare anatomical variant. Occlusion of this artery may lead to bithalamic stroke with or without midbrain involvement. Given its broad spectrum of clinical features, AOP stroke is often misdiagnosed. Usually, it manifests with the triad of vertical gaze palsy, memory impairment, and coma. In this article, we report three cases of bilateral thalamic strokes whose clinical presentations were dominated by a sudden onset of hypersomnia. We also reviewed last 5 years’ publications related to the AOP strokes in males presenting sleepiness or equivalent terms as a delayed complication. The AOP stroke may present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians which should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypersomnia. |
| تدمد: | 1557-9891 1557-9883 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5ca50ec61ac18e02d796be2fcd513d45Test https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988320938946Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....5ca50ec61ac18e02d796be2fcd513d45 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15579891 15579883 |
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