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10525972

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
Abulia, memory loss, other cognitive deficits, and behavioral changes consistent with dementia can follow an inferior capsular genu infarction, but only little is known about the time course of these disturbances. The present study describes the long-term outcome of cognitive defects in four patients with inferior capsular genu infarction who underwent a neuropsychological examination within 3 and 12 months of onset. Three patients had infarcts in the inferior genu of the left internal capsule and had similar symptoms in the acute phase: disorientation, memory loss, language impairment, and behavioral changes. The patient with right-side infarct showed memory impairment and behavioral changes. Three patients had deficits in one or more cognitive domains on the first assessment, but none was demented. By the second evaluation all subjects had improved. In two patients there were a moderate memory defect persisted and a language disturbance. Improvement in these disturbances during long-time follow-up demonstrates that there are alternative pathways that reestablish the functional connections damaged by the strategically located capsular genu infarct. Inferior capsular genu infarction is not a cause of persisting "strategic infarct dementia."
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0340-5354
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
246
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
764-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A follow-up study of cognitive impairment due to inferior capsular genu infarction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Santa Maria Hospital, 1600 Lisbon, Portugal.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Case Reports