Dement Neurocogn Disord.  2012 Dec;11(4):154-157. 10.12779/dnd.2012.11.4.154.

A Case of Transient Memory Impairment after Acute Left Focal Lateral Putamen ICH with Old Caudate Nucleus Infarction

• Choi CW
• Lee CN
• Park KW

• KMID: 2052200
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12779/dnd.2012.11.4.154

Abstract

Transient memory impairment can be occurred by many causes. One of them is acute focal brain lesion in strategic site. Caudate nucleus and medial basal ganglia (globus pallidus) are lesion of strategic site. They play its role in cognitive processing. But lateral basal ganglia (putamen) is known as a structure involving movement, not cognitive function. We report a interesting case of transient memory dysfunction with acute focal putamen ICH with old caudate nucleus infarction.

Keyword

Vascular cognitive impairment; Putamen; Intracranial hemorrhage

MeSH Terms

Basal Ganglia
Brain
Caudate Nucleus
Infarction
Intracranial Hemorrhages
Memory
Putamen

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Axial T2-weighted MRI FLAIR (A) gradient echo (B) Brain CT, non-enhanced(C) MR angiography (D). MRI and CT show old left caudate nucleus infarction lesion(arrow), GRE and CT show acute focal lateral basal ganglia ICH(circle).

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  Fig. 2 Schematic illustration of the paralimbic circuit. GPi, globus pallidus internus; GPe, globus pallidus externus; SNR, substantia nigra pars reticulata; SNC, subtantia nigra pars compacta.

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  Fig. 3 Schematic illustration of the limbic circuit.

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