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A young lady with thalamic stroke mimicking acute Miller Fisher syndrome

Hasan S, Stanslas J, Hin LP, Basri HB

Neurosciences (Riyadh), 2012 Oct;17(4):380-1.
PMID: 23022907
Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/pathology*
Psychiatric presentation of thalamic tumour - a case report

Khuan TC, Dass D, Majeed H

Med J Malaysia, 1979 Sep;34(1):38-41.
PMID: 542149
Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus*
Nocistatin and nociceptin modulate c-Fos expression in the mice thalamus

Kazi JA

Neurol Sci, 2012 Dec;33(6):1233-7.
PMID: 22240716 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-0933-0

Nocistatin and nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) are two neuropeptides which may have opposite effects in several biological functions but their neuro-anatomical sites of interaction are not fully clear. We investigated interaction between the effect of intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of nocistatin and N/OFQ, on c-Fos expression in the mouse thalamus, using c-Fos immunohistochemistry. We found that co-injection of nocistatin with N/OFQ significantly modulates c-Fos expression in the thalamus. The present study strongly suggests that "Nocistatin-Nociceptin" interaction system in the thalamus may be the promising neuromodulatory sites in the investigation of unlocking their possible therapeutic circuit in nociception, memory and anxiety.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/drug effects; Thalamus/metabolism*
Fulltext Germinoma of the basal ganglia and thalamus--CT and MRI findings

Wong LW, Jayakumar CR

Singapore Med J, 1997 Oct;38(10):444-6.
PMID: 9529959

A case of germinoma originating in the basal ganglia and thalamus is presented. This tumour most commonly originates during childhood and adolescence, at pineal and suprasellar regions. In the early stages, the diagnosis of germinoma in the basal ganglion and thalamus is difficult because of its rarity and non-specific findings. The computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings though non-diagnostic, are discussed here. A few differential diagnoses had been discussed with radiological abnormality. Open biopsy done in this case proved to be two-cell pattern germinoma. Early detection of the tumour is desirable, since this tumour is highly sensitive to radio and chemotherapy and is potentially curable. Our patient was treated with combined chemotherapy and the response was well and no residual tumour or recurrence was seen on the repeated imaging modality, however his neurological deficits remained unchanged.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/pathology*; Thalamus/radiography
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infects the Thalamus Early Followed by Sensory-Associated Cortex and Other Parts of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems

Fu TL, Ong KC, Tan SH, Wong KT

J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol., 2019 12 01;78(12):1160-1170.
PMID: 31675093 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlz103

Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a known CNS viral infection that often involves the thalamus early. To investigate the possible role of sensory peripheral nervous system (PNS) in early neuroinvasion, we developed a left hindlimb footpad-inoculation mouse model to recapitulate human infection by a mosquito bite. A 1-5 days postinfection (dpi) study, demonstrated focal viral antigens/RNA in contralateral thalamic neurons at 3 dpi in 50% of the animals. From 4 to 5 dpi, gradual increase in viral antigens/RNA was observed in bilateral thalami, somatosensory, and piriform cortices, and then the entire CNS. Infection of neuronal bodies and adjacent nerves in dorsal root ganglia (DRGs), trigeminal ganglia, and autonomic ganglia (intestine, etc.) was also observed from 5 dpi. Infection of explant organotypic whole brain slice cultures demonstrated no viral predilection for the thalamus, while DRG and intestinal ganglia organotypic cultures confirmed sensory and autonomic ganglia susceptibility to infection, respectively. Early thalamus and sensory-associated cortex involvement suggest an important role for sensory pathways in neuroinvasion. Our results suggest that JE virus neuronotropism is much more extensive than previously known, and that the sensory PNS and autonomic system are susceptible to infection.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/pathology; Thalamus/virology*
Gamma knife thalamotomy for disabling tremor: a blinded evaluation

Lim SY, Hodaie M, Fallis M, Poon YY, Mazzella F, Moro E

Arch. Neurol., 2010 May;67(5):584-8.
PMID: 20457958 DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.69

Gamma knife thalamotomy (GKT) has been used as a therapeutic option for patients with disabling tremor refractory to medications. Impressive improvement of tremor has been reported in the neurosurgical literature, but the reliability of such data has been questioned.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/pathology; Thalamus/physiopathology; Thalamus/surgery*
Fulltext Can We Use 2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium Chloride-Stained Brain Slices for Other Purposes? The Application of Western Blotting

Sanchez-Bezanilla S, Nilsson M, Walker FR, Ong LK

Front Mol Neurosci, 2019;12:181.
PMID: 31417355 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00181

2,3,5-Triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining is a commonly used method to determine the volume of the cerebral infarction in experimental stroke models. The TTC staining protocol is considered to interfere with downstream analyses, and it is unclear whether TTC-stained brain samples can be used for biochemistry analyses. However, there is evidence indicating that, with proper optimization and handling, TTC-stained brains may remain viable for protein analyses. In the present study, we aimed to rigorously assess whether TTC can reliably be used for western blotting of various markers. In this study, brain samples obtained from C57BL/6 male mice were treated with TTC (TTC+) or left untreated (TTC-) at 1 week after photothrombotic occlusion or sham surgery. Brain regions were dissected into infarct, thalamus, and hippocampus, and proteins were extracted by using radioimmunoprecipitation assay buffer. Protein levels of apoptosis, autophagy, neuronal, glial, vascular, and neurodegenerative-related markers were analyzed by western blotting. Our results showed that TTC+ brains display similar relative changes in most of the markers compared with TTC- brains. In addition, we validated that these analyses can be performed in the infarct as well as other brain regions such as the thalamus and hippocampus. Our findings demonstrate that TTC+ brains are reliable for protein analyses using western blotting. Widespread adoption of this approach will be key to lowering the number of animals used while maximizing data.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus
Fulltext Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood: a severe case with fatal outcome

Yee Lin Lee, Hasyma Abu Hassan, Intan Hakimah Ismail

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2020;16(2):323-325.
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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood (ANEC) is a rare condition which is important for clinicians to recognize as it has a high mortality rate and can result in significant neurological morbidities. It presents as acute encephalopathy with radiological findings of symmetrical brain lesions in bilateral thalami, putamen, brain stem teg- mentum, internal capsule, periventricular white matter and cerebellar medulla. Intravenous methylprednisolone is the mainstay of treatment. Immunoglobulin therapy and therapeutic hypothermia may be used as adjunctive therapy in cases with severe clinical and neuroradiological presentation. We present a case of severe ANEC and discuss the clinical manifestations, neuroimaging and management options.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus
Fulltext An Englishman with Progressive Deterioration in Cognitive Function

Hamidon, B.B., Sapiah, S.

International Medical Journal Malaysia, 2006;5(1):1-6.
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A 72-year old Englishman was admitted with rapid deterioration in cognitive function, gait disturbance, and cerebellar signs and lapsed into a coma within one week of admission to the hospital. He had long-standing hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, for which he was on regular medication. He had suffered recurrent episodes of stroke between September 1997 and May 2001. Three months prior to presentation, he became forgetful and generally mentally slow, affecting his daily activities. He was also noted to have fluctuations in his conscious level, associated with myoclonic jerks of the limbs. The brain MRI revealed hyperintense lesions on T2- weighted images in the periventricular region, left corona radiata, centrum semiovale, pons, midbrain and right thalamus. The electroencephalograph revealed periodic sharp wave complexes, strongly suggestive of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. However, we were not able to get a tissue diagnosis or send the cerebrospinal fluid for protein 14-3-3.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus
Fulltext Effects of holothuria extract on pain behaviour and Fos like immunorectivity (FLI) in formalin pain model

Che Badariah, A.A., Asma, H.A., Mohd Nizam, H., Siti, F.A.

International Medical Journal Malaysia, 2011;10(1):17-21.
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of gamat extract on pain behaviour and Fos like immunoreactivity (FLI) expression in the ventral posterolateral thalamus using the acute pain model. Materials & Methods: Fourteen Sprague-Dawley male rats (220-300 gram) were given intraplantar injection of 0.05ml formalin (1%) followed by intraperitoneal administration of either 4 mg/kg gamat extracts (Holothuria spp.) or saline (control). Behavioural changes were observed and rats were sacrificed 2 hours post-formalin injection. Immunohistochemistry testing was done on the brain sections. FLI was examined using a light microscope attached to an image analyser. The behaviour and FLI data were analysed using repeated measure analysis of variance and independent t-test respectively. Significance level was taken as p

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus; Subthalamus
Fulltext A Brief Psychotic Episode with Depressive Symptoms in Silent Right Frontal Lobe Infarct

Badrin S, Mohamad N, Yunus NA, Zulkifli MM

Korean J Fam Med, 2017 Nov;38(6):380-382.
PMID: 29209479 DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2017.38.6.380

Psychiatric symptoms may be related to a silent cerebral infarct, a phenomenon that has been described previously in literature. Acute psychosis or other neuropsychiatric symptoms including depression may present in stroke patients and patients with lesions either within the prefrontal or occipital cortices, or in subcortical areas such as the basal ganglia, thalamus, mid-brain, and brainstem. Psychosis in clinical stroke or in silent cerebral infarction is uncommon and not well documented in the literature. Neurological deficits are the most common presentation in stroke, and nearly a third of patients that suffer a stroke may experience psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety, related to physical disability. The present case report describes an elderly female patient who presented with hallucinations and depressive symptoms, and was discovered to have a recent right frontal brain infarction, without other significant neurological deficits.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus
Fulltext Exploring Changes in Thalamus Metabolites as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy Patients Using Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Abedi-Firouzjah R, Rostamzadeh A, Banaei A, Shafiee M, Moghaddam ZM, Vafapour H

Malays J Med Sci, 2020 Feb;27(1):78-86.
PMID: 32158347 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2020.27.1.8

Introduction: Idiopathic generalised epilepsy (IGE) refers to a group of epilepsies resulting from the activation of neurons in the whole brain. This study aimed to evaluate the metabolite changes in thalamus as diagnostic biomarkers in IGE patients compared to healthy individuals using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technique.
Methods: The MRS was performed on 35 IGE patients (26 women and 11 men) with average age of 32 (ranged from 18 to 43) and 35 healthy individuals (13 women and 22 men) with average age of 31 (ranged from 21 to 50) as the control group. The levels of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr) and choline (Cho) were measured using MRS. The NAA/Cr and NAA/Cho ratios were calculated for all participants. These values were statistically compared using t-test between the groups.
Results: The NAA had significant lower values in IGE patients, 9.6 (SD = 0.8) and 9.9 (SD = 0.7) for right and left thalamus, respectively, compared to 10.9 (SD = 0.9) and 10.7 (SD = 0.9) in control group. The Cr values in the left side of thalamus were significantly higher in IGE patients (6.7 [SD = 0.8] versus 5.8 [SD = 0.5]); however, there was no difference in right thalamus. Measurements showed no difference for amounts of Cho between the groups in both sides of thalamus. The NAA/Cr ratio was 1.48 (SD = 0.14) and 1.48 (SD = 0.16) for right and left thalamus, respectively, in IGE patients in comparison with 1.83 (SD = 0.2) and 1.86 (SD = 0.26) in controls. There was no meaningful variation between the NAA/Cho ratio of the right and left thalamus among the groups.
Conclusion: Thalamic NAA, Cr and NAA/Cr ratio values in IGE patients showed statistical differences compared to healthy individuals. Evaluating metabolites variations in thalamus using MRS is suggested for differentiating IGE patients from healthy individuals.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus
Fulltext The combination of mitragynine and morphine prevents the development of morphine tolerance in mice

Fakurazi S, Rahman SA, Hidayat MT, Ithnin H, Moklas MA, Arulselvan P

Molecules, 2013 Jan 04;18(1):666-81.
PMID: 23292329 DOI: 10.3390/molecules18010666

Mitragynine (MG) is the major active alkaloid found in Mitragyna speciosa Korth. In the present study, we investigated the enhancement of analgesic action of MG when combined with morphine and the effect of the combination on the development of tolerance towards morphine. Mice were administered intraperitoneally with a dose of MG (15 and 25 mg/kg b.wt) combined with morphine (5 mg/kg b.wt) respectively for 9 days. The antinociceptive effect was evaluated by a hot plate test. The protein expression of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and cAMP response element binding (CREB) was analyzed by immunoblot. Toxicological parameters especially liver and kidney function tests were assessed after the combination treatment with MG and morphine. The concurrent administration of MG and morphine showed significant (p < 0.05) increase in latency time when compared to morphine alone group and the outstanding analgesic effects in the combination regimens were maintained until day 9. For the protein expression, there was a significant increment of cAMP and CREB levels (p < 0.05) in group treated with 5 mg/kg morphine but there was no significant change of these protein expressions when MG was combined with morphine. There was a significant changes in toxicological parameters of various treated groups. The combination treatment of MG and morphine effectively reduce the tolerance due to the chronic administration of morphine.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/drug effects; Thalamus/metabolism
Fulltext Computed tomography findings in maple syrup urine disease

Ong LC, Khoo TB, Zulfiqar A, Zarida H, Ruzana A

Singapore Med J, 1998 Aug;39(8):370-2.
PMID: 9844500

Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is an inherited metabolic disorder characterised by a severe, usually lethal, neonatal course unless dietary intake of branched chain amino acids is restricted. We describe a patient with MSUD who had computed tomography (CT) changes of diffuse white matter hypodensity, particularly in the deep white cerebellar matter, brain stem, cerebral peduncles, thalamus and posterior limb of the internal capsule. With dietary treatment, there was neurological improvement with simultaneous disappearance of the oedema. These CT changes are typical of MSUD, hence are relevant findings in the neuroradiologic differential diagnosis of a possible metabolic disorder.

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus/radiography
Fulltext Effects of Tualang honey on pain behaviour and oxidative stress in the thalamus of prenatally stressed rat offspring

Hidani Hasim, Che Badariah Abd Aziz, Siti Qusyasyiah Ahmad Suhaimi, Mahaneem Mohamed, Idris Long, Rahimah Zakaria

Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2020;16(3):85-92.
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Introduction: Increased nociceptive responses were shown in the offspring of prenatally stressed rats. Reports have demonstrated the anti-nociceptive effects of Tualang honey in the rat offspring. The present study was done to de- termine whether the modulation of nociceptive behaviour by Tualang honey was mediated by modulating changes in the histology, oxidative stress parameters and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the thalamus of the rat offspring. Methods: Eighteen Sprague Dawley pregnant rats were randomly assigned to control (C), stress (S) and stress-treated with Tualang honey (SH) groups. Stress was given in a form of restraint stress.Tualang honey was given to SH group from first day of pregnancy until delivery. Thirty-three adult male offspring were subjected to formalin test before they were sacrificed. Nociceptive behaviour score, number of neurons, level of oxidative stress parameters and NMDA receptors in the thalamus were analysed by using one-way ANOVA. Results: The study demonstrated a significant decrease in mean nociceptive behaviour score (p

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus
Fulltext Pathological findings in a mouse model of Japanese encephalitis infected via the footpad

Fu, Tzeh Long, Ong, Kien Chai, Wong, Kum Thong

Neurology Asia, 2015;20(4):349-354.
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We have developed and characterised a mouse model of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection via
footpad inoculation in order to better mimic viral transmission by mosquito bites. Two-week-old and
5-week-old mice consistently developed signs of infection such as ruffled fur, weight loss, hunchback
posture, tremors, mask-like facies and occasionally, hindlimb paralysis at 4 days post infection (dpi)
and 11-13 dpi, respectively. Most of the animals died within 24 to 48 hours following the onset of signs
of infection, with mortalities of 100% and 33.3% in 2-week-old and 5-week-old mice, respectively.
Mild meningitis and variable parenchymal inflammation with formation of microglial nodules, focal
necrosis and neuronophagia, and perivascular cuffing by inflammatory cells were observed in the
caudate nucleus, putamen, thalamus, cerebral cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord. Viral antigens/RNA
were demonstrated by immunohistochemisty and in situ hybridization, respectively, in most of these
areas as well as in the hippocampus and cerebellum, albeit more focally. The pathological findings in
this mouse model were generally similar to human Japanese encephalitis (JE) and other established JE
models but perhaps, compared to other JEV mouse models, it demonstrates lethal encephalitic infection
more consistently. We believe that our mouse model should be useful to study the pathogenesis of JE,
and for testing anti-viral drugs and vaccines

Matched MeSH terms: Thalamus

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