Thalamic bacterial abscess presenting with hemiparesis and expressive aphasia. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hernandez Jimenez, Jarelys M.; Vahdat, Kelia; Serrano Santiago, Ivan A.; Morales Hernandez, Maria del Mar; Isache, Carmen L.; Sands, Michael
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 13(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Thalamic abscess -- Subcortical aphasia -- Streptococcus anginosus; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00417
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Abstract: Brain abscesses are relative rare in the developing world, with an incidence of 2% of all space occupying lesions. Deep-seated abscesses such as thalamic and basal ganglia abscesses are much rarer than abscesses in other locations of the brain, comprising 1.3–6% of all brain abscesses. These abscesses may present with hemiparesis, and subcortical aphasia has only been reported in a few cases throughout the literature. Here we present and discuss a case of thalamic brain abscess caused by S. anginosus that presented with subcortical aphasia.