Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review
One uncommon type of ischemic stroke is occlusion of the artery of Percheron (AOP) leading to infarction of the paramedian thalami and mesencephalon. There are several variants of thalamic blood supply, and identifying the potential presence and infarction of an AOP is important in diagnosis and tre...
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| author | Asim Kichloo MD Shakeel M. Jamal MD El-Amir Zain MD Farah Wani MBBS Navya Vipparala MD |
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| description | One uncommon type of ischemic stroke is occlusion of the artery of Percheron (AOP) leading to infarction of the paramedian thalami and mesencephalon. There are several variants of thalamic blood supply, and identifying the potential presence and infarction of an AOP is important in diagnosis and treatment of ischemic strokes affecting the thalami and mesencephalon, especially because of the unusual and variable presentation of these forms of ischemic strokes. This short review includes and discusses the case of a 58-year-old woman with an AOP infarct and indicates the importance of recognizing an AOP infarct early despite its clinical variations in order to treat the stroke in a timely fashion. This short review also includes a discussion of imaging modalities in such cases and clinical differential diagnoses to consider with management strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e35ca8c9fed64477948b88003272a7d22022-12-22T02:41:51ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962019-08-01710.1177/2324709619867355Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short ReviewAsim Kichloo MD0Shakeel M. Jamal MD1El-Amir Zain MD2Farah Wani MBBS3Navya Vipparala MD4Central Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, USACentral Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, USACentral Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, USACentral Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, USACentral Michigan University, Saginaw, MI, USAOne uncommon type of ischemic stroke is occlusion of the artery of Percheron (AOP) leading to infarction of the paramedian thalami and mesencephalon. There are several variants of thalamic blood supply, and identifying the potential presence and infarction of an AOP is important in diagnosis and treatment of ischemic strokes affecting the thalami and mesencephalon, especially because of the unusual and variable presentation of these forms of ischemic strokes. This short review includes and discusses the case of a 58-year-old woman with an AOP infarct and indicates the importance of recognizing an AOP infarct early despite its clinical variations in order to treat the stroke in a timely fashion. This short review also includes a discussion of imaging modalities in such cases and clinical differential diagnoses to consider with management strategies.https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709619867355 |
| spellingShingle | Asim Kichloo MD Shakeel M. Jamal MD El-Amir Zain MD Farah Wani MBBS Navya Vipparala MD Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review |
| title_full | Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review |
| title_fullStr | Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review |
| title_short | Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Short Review |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709619867355 |
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