Semantic memory deficit with a left thalamic infarct. Neurology 2003 Jul 22;61(2):252-4
Date
07/23/2003Pubmed ID
12874412DOI
10.1212/01.wnl.0000073145.08816.e2Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0037781672 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 25 CitationsAbstract
Previous studies of patients with thalamic lesions have reported consistent word finding difficulties without a proposed etiology. The authors describe a patient with a focal left thalamic infarct, pronounced word finding problems, and a relatively selective impairment in semantic memory for object recall from features. The thalamus is proposed to facilitate electrical activity between brain regions that encode object features, resulting in object recall. Thalamic dysfunction disrupting object recall is a plausible etiology for impaired word finding in some patients.
Author List
Segal JB, Williams R, Kraut MA, Hart J JrAuthor
Roger D. Williams PhD Associate Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Brain InfarctionHumans
Hypertension
Judgment
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Language
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Memory Disorders
Mental Recall
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Thalamus
United States
