Work

Concurrent infarctions in the territories of internal carotid artery and posterior cerebral artery in the background of foetal type variant of posterior cerebral artery

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A 46-year-old woman admitted with a headache and syncopal episode to the hospital, was found to have an upper-motor-neuron type weakness on the left side of the body on waking up the following day. Simultaneous right-sided infarctions of middle and posterior cerebral artery (MCA and PCA) territories were seen in magnetic-resonance-imaging (MRI) of the brain along with a left-sided foetal-posterior-cerebral-artery (fPCA). The concurrent PCA and MCA infarctions could be postulated due to, either a left-sided fPCA supplying the contralateral cerebrum or an invisible thrombosed right-sided fPCA supplying the ipsilateral cerebrum. This emphasises the importance of identifying the relationship between fPCA and the risk of large territorial stroke.

Source: Asian Journal of Internal Medicine

DOI: 10.4038/ajim.v4i1.208

Authors: K. N. Madurangee, P. Udayakumaran, F. H. D. S. Silva

Language: English

Topic: Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408311168

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: 10