Depression as the only Acute Manifestation of a Thalamic Stroke: Case Report

Author: Narjes M ¹ ; Hashem A ¹ ; Sondes H ² ; Mohannad ¹ ; Mohamed S ¹ ; Mohamed R ¹ ; Bashir I ³ ; Hassen M ⁴
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1. Department of Internal Medicine and Neurology, Armed Forces Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia
2. Department of Radiology, Armed Forces Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia
3. Department of Quality improvement and Patient safety, Armed Forces Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia
4. Department of Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital, Wadi Al-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia.
Publication Type:Case Reports
Keywords: Thalamic Stroke; Depression; Acute Manifestation
From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2022;23(no.1):1-5
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Post-stroke depression is the most common neuropsychiatric complication of stroke, and can occur early too late after stroke. However, having depression as an isolated clinical manifestation of stroke is extremely rare in the literature. We report the case of an ischemic vascular accident revealed by sudden onset depression in a 59-year-old female patient. On the basis of this report and a review of the literature we discuss the different hypotheses that may explain the underlying mechanisms.
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