Patterns of thalamic territory involvement associated with stroke syndromes
| Thalamus (n=67) | PCA (n=38) | TOB (n=22) | EPC (n=41) | |
| Thalamic territory (n (%)) | ||||
| Anterior | 6 (9%) | 2 (5%) | 5 (23%) | 6 (15%) |
| Posteromedial | 11 (16%) | 8 (21%) | 17 (77%)† | 29 (71%)† |
| Ventrolateral | 49 (73%)† | 29 (76%)* | 10 (45%) | 15 (37%) |
| Posterolateral | 3 (5%) | 17 (45%) | 9 (41%) | 13 (32%) |
| Common lesion pattern (n) | U-VL (47)† | U-VL (14) | B-PM (5) | U-PM (14) |
| U-VL+PL (11) | ||||
* p<0.05 by Fisher's exact test.
† p<0.01 by Fisher's exact test.
B, bilateral; EPC, extended posterior circulation territory infarcts; PCA, posterior cerebral artery territory infarcts; PL, posterolateral territory; PM, posteromedial territory; TOB, top of the basilar artery syndrome; U, unilateral; VL, ventrolateral territory.