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Age and Ageing Advance Access published online on February 12, 2008
Age and Ageing, doi:10.1093/ageing/afn016
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Copyright © The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.

Case Report

Eyelid apraxia associated with bilateral paramedian thalamic infarct

Phyo K. Myint1, Kirstie N. Anderson1, Nagui M. Antoun2 and Elizabeth A. Warburton1

1 Addenbrooke's Stroke Services, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK
2 Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK

Address correspondence to: Phyo Kyaw Myint. Tel: +44 (0) 1223 217292; Fax: +44 (0) 1223 336928. Email: Pkyawmyint{at}aol.com

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral thalamic infarct associated with bilateral eyelid apraxia. This extremely rare condition provides us with an opportunity to map clinical and neuroimaging findings to help better understand brain function.

Keywords: eyelid apraxia, top of the basilar syndrome, thalamic infarct, intra-arterial thrombolysis, elderly

Received 20 May 2007; accepted in revised form 29 October 2007.


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