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. 1982 Jul;45(7):640–643. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.45.7.640

Electrophysiologic recordings in a patient with a discrete unilateral thalamic infarction

EJ Hammond *, BJ Wilder *, WE Ballinger Jr †
PMCID: PMC491480  PMID: 7119831

Abstract

The electroencephalogram, and somatosensory and auditory evoked potentials were recorded from a patient, who, at necropsy, showed a restricted unilateral thalmic infarct involving predominantly the anterior and lateral thalamus. The electroencephalogram showed distinct monomorphic delta activity and a suppression of the alpha rhythm over the side of the lesion. Short latency somatosensory evoked potentials were present bilaterally; mid-latency somatosensory evoked potentials were absent ipsilateral to the lesion. Both mid-latency and long latency auditory evoked potentials were normal.

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