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Thalamic infarcts: clinical syndromes, etiology, and prognosis
Bogousslavsky J, Regli F, Uske A.. Neurology, 1988-06-01
Topic: Brain proteins, microglia and lab models
We studied forty patients with CT-proven thalamic infarcts without involvement of the superficial territory of the posterior cerebral artery. The delineation into four arterial thalamic territories (inferolateral, tuberothalamic, posterior choroidal, paramedian) corresponded clinically to four different syndromes. The most common etiologies were lacunar infarction, large artery atherosclerosis with presumed artery-to-artery embolism, cardioembolism, and migrainous stroke. We found no risk factor other than age or oral contraceptive use in six patients. One patient died in the acute phase. During follow-up (45.6 months), the stroke or death rate was 7.4% per year. Delayed pain developed in three patients and abnormal movements in three. Late disability was mainly secondary to persisting neuropsychological dysfunction (thalamic dementia).
Key findings
- We found no risk factor other than age or oral contraceptive use in six patients.
Why it matters
This study of 40 patients with thalamic infarcts describes clinical syndromes, causes and outcomes, including thalamic dementia as a cause of late disability. It concerns strokes in a specific brain region and does not address treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Effect size7.4%
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 48/100
Published in a leading specialty journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Neurology) |
| Journal's citation record | 4 / 4 | Neurology: journal h-index 525 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1988 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 6 / 7 | Cited 631 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 15.8 citations a year over 40 year(s) since 1988 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 12.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 1 / 6 | Cited by 2 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 28 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author A Uské: h-index 24 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois: institution h-index 806 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 3368064) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Total | 48 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Bogousslavsky, J., Regli, F., & Uske, A. (1988). Thalamic infarcts: clinical syndromes, etiology, and prognosis. Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.38.6.837
Vancouver
Bogousslavsky J, Regli F, Uske A. Thalamic infarcts: clinical syndromes, etiology, and prognosis. Neurology. 1988. doi:10.1212/wnl.38.6.837. PMID: 3368064.
BibTeX
@article{bogousslavsky1988-3368064,
author = {Bogousslavsky, J. and Regli, F. and Uske, A.},
title = {{Thalamic infarcts: clinical syndromes, etiology, and prognosis}},
journal = {Neurology},
year = {1988},
doi = {10.1212/wnl.38.6.837},
pmid = {3368064},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.38.6.837}
}
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