Artery of Percheron infarction: a case report

Abstract Background The artery of Percheron is a rare anatomic variant of arterial supply to the paramedian thalamus and rostral midbrain, and occlusion of the artery of Percheron results in bilateral paramedian thalamic infarcts with or without midbrain involvement. Acute artery of Percheron infarc...

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Main Authors: Axel Sandvig, Sandra Lundberg, Jiri Neuwirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1375-3