When this artery becomes occluded, it can lead to a specific type of stroke known as AOP infarction, which typically results in bilateral thalamic ... with non-specific symptoms such as altered ...

reveals that degeneration of the thalamus – an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion – is a significant contributor to post-stroke symptoms. This is both good and bad news.

The thalamus is a brain area roughly located ... El Otmani H. Jealousy's stroke: Othello syndrome following a percheron artery infarct. Neurocase. 2024 Oct;30(5):204-207. doi: 10.1080/13554794. ...

Our findings suggest that indirect damage to the thalamus plays an important and under-explored role in the abnormal brain activity and long-term disability that often follow stroke. But unlike ...