Santos, Miguel and Rodrigues, Ana and Albuquerque, Ana and Santos, Flávia and Bandeira, Adriana and Magalhães, Miriam and Banza, Maria (2021) Artery of Percheron Ischaemic Stroke: A Classic Presentation of a Rare Case. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (12). pp. 1-3. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
The artery of Percheron (AoP) is a rare anatomic variant, where the paramedian thalami and the rostral midbrain are supplied by an artery emerging from the P1 segment of the posterior cerebral artery. Ischaemic infarction of the artery of Percheron occurs rarely, accounting for 0.1 to 2% of all ischaemic strokes. AoP occlusion can lead to an infarction of the paramedian thalami and mesencephalon, resulting in a triad of clinical features; namely, altered mental status, vertical gaze palsy and memory impairment. A larger mesencephalon infarction can also feature oculomotor disturbances. We describe here the case of an 88-year-old patient, presenting with this triad of features.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ischaemic stroke, artery of Percheron, memory loss, vertical gaze palsy, altered mental status |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2022 16:42 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2022 16:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21773 |
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