Open AccessArtery of Percheron Infarction
Author(s) -
Kolar Vishwanath Vinod,
R. Kaaviya,
Bhaumik Arpita
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of neurosciences
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0976-3260
pISSN - 0972-7531
DOI - 10.1159/000443570
Subject(s) - medicine , infarction , palsy , aphasia , dysarthria , differential diagnosis , stroke (engine) , amnesia , neuroimaging , cerebral infarction , occlusion , cardiology , radiology , ischemia , pathology , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , engineering
Artery of Percheron (AOP) occlusion is a rare cause of ischemic stroke characterized by bilateral paramedian thalamic infarcts, with or without mesencephalic infarction. Clinically it presents with mental state disturbances, hypersomnolence, aphasia/dysarthria, amnesia and ocular movement disorders, including vertical gaze palsy. Here, we report a case of cardioembolic AOP infarction in a 37-year-old woman with rheumatic mitral valvular stenosis. This case is being reported to highlight the interesting clinical and neuroimaging features of this rare condition, and the differential diagnosis of AOP infarction on imaging have been discussed.