Bilateral thalamic primary gliomas are an exceedingly rare entity. Symptomology heralding a workup and diagnosis of bithalamic gliomas is diverse and varies between the pediatric and adult populations. Herein, we present a case of a 63-year-old female patient who presented with progressive gait imbalance and fatigue, prompting an outpatient brain MRI, remarkable for marked expansion of the bilateral thalami secondary to non-enhancing, T2-weighted-fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (T2-FLAIR) bright bithalamic lesions. The patient underwent a right frontal frameless stereotactic biopsy of the right thalamic lesion, with immuno-histology indicating a high-grade anaplastic astrocytoma with molecular features of glioblastoma (GBM). The patient's functional status declined precipitously in the month following her diagnostic biopsy, precluding any therapy, and the patient ultimately pursued home hospice care without further treatment. This case details the clinical management of a very rare tumor, supplementing the available literature on the progression and treatment of this rare disease.
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