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Apraxic agraphia due to thalamic infarction.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10881267     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors report a patient of pure apraxic agraphia with normal praxis due to left thalamic infarction. 15O-gas-PET showed reduced oxygen metabolism in the left thalamus and the left dorsolateral premotor area, while MRI and 11C-fulumazenil-PET showed no remarkable lesions in the frontal cortex. The patient's word imaging remained normal. The authors hypothesize that thalamic destruction causes pure apraxic agraphia by exerting a remote effect on left dorsolateral premotor area and blocking somewhere between graphemic area and motor programming.
Authors:
T Ohno; M Bando; H Nagura; K Ishii; H Yamanouchi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurology     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0028-3878     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurology     Publication Date:  2000 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-07-31     Completed Date:  2000-07-31     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401060     Medline TA:  Neurology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2336-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Japan. ttakae-tky@umin.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Agraphia / diagnosis,  etiology*
Brain Infarction / complications*,  diagnosis
Humans
Language Tests
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus / blood supply,  pathology*,  radionuclide imaging
Neuropsychological Tests
Thalamic Diseases / complications*,  diagnosis
Tomography, Emission-Computed

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