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    Unilateral basal ganglia infarction presenting as sudden onset daytime sleepiness
    (Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2024) Mettananda, K.C.D.; De Saram, E.M.T.K.; Wickramasinghe, M.K.I.I.; Siriwardana, S.A.S.R.
    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 hypertension presenting with sudden onset daytime sleepiness due to basal ganglia infarction. This case highlights the importance of considering BG infarction as a differential diagnosis for sudden onset daytime sleepiness.