Artery of Percheron infarction: review of literature with a case report

• Main Authors: Lamot Urska, Ribaric Ivana, Popovic Katarina Surlan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2015-06-01
• Series: Radiology and Oncology
• Subjects: percheron; infarction; imaging
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2014-0037

Background. Clinical features indicating an ischemic infarction in the territory of posterior cerebral circulation require a comprehensive radiologic examination, which is best achieved by a multi-modality imaging approach (computed tomography [CT], CT-perfusion, computed tomography angiography [CTA], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] and diffusion weighted imaging [DWI]). The diagnosis of an acute ischemic infarction, where the damage of brain tissue may still be reversible, enables selection of appropriate treatment and contributes to a more favourable outcome. For these reasons it is essential to recognize common neurovascular variants in the territory of the posterior cerebral circulation, one of which is the artery of Percheron.