Hemispatial somatosensory and motor extinction after stereotactic thalamic lesions

Abstract Several authors have reported marked hemispatial visual neglect following ventrolateral (VL) thalamotomy for the relief of dyskinesia. However, few patients who undergo this procedure show clinical neglect Characteristics of patients and precise localization of the lesions associated with post-operative hemispatial neglect, and the course of neglect, have not been documented. The objective of this study was to identify the precise location of surgical lesions and characteristics of patients who show hemispatial neglect or extinction following stereotactic thalamotomy, and to identify the nature and course of the hemispatial deficit. Twelve consecutive patients underwent stereotactic thalamotomy, restricted to the nucleus ventralis intermedialis (Vim), for the relief of tremor or dystonia. No patient showed visual neglect or extinction, but three patients showed somatosensory and/or motor extinction contralateral to thalamotomy. One patient showed significant hemispatial deficits beyond 2 weeks; n...

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