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CASE REPORT
Decreased consciousness: bilateral thalamic infarction and its relation to the artery of Percheron
  1. Jennifer Turner1,
  2. Tejal Richardson2,
  3. Ingrid Kane2,
  4. Sriram Vundavalli3
  1. 1Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Kent, UK
  2. 2Department for Care of the Elderly, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
  3. 3Department of Radiology, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre, East Sussex, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jennifer Turner, jh.turner{at}doctors.org.uk

Summary

This case series highlights two patients seen in the same stroke centre presenting with unusual symptoms. They were later diagnosed with bilateral thalamic infarcts, probably related to an unusual anatomical variant. The difficulties in establishing the diagnoses due to their relative rarity and complexity could have impacted on patient outcomes.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-201848

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