Unilateral basal ganglia infarction presenting as sudden onset daytime sleepiness

• Main Authors: K. C. D. Mettananda (Author), E. M. T. K. De Saram (Author), M. K. I. I. Wickramasinghe (Author), S. A. S. R. Siriwardana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Basal ganglia (BG) are involved in motor coordination. BG strokes usually present with problems controlling speech, movements, mood and posture leading to abulia which is a prominent feature. BG stroke presenting with daytime sleepiness is not well reported. We report a 63-year- old Asian woman with...