Bilateral thalamic infarcts: Percheron territory.
Artery of Percheron
MRI
Stroke
Thalamus
Journal
Radiology case reports
ISSN: 1930-0433
Titre abrégé: Radiol Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101467888
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
21
10
2023
revised:
11
12
2023
accepted:
12
12
2023
medline:
31
1
2024
pubmed:
31
1
2024
entrez:
31
1
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Blood supply to the human thalami is complex and multiple variants exist. The artery of Percheron is one of those variants and is characterized by a solitary arterial trunk that branches from one of the proximal segments of either posterior cerebral artery and sup- plies blood to the paramedian thalami. Its occlusion results in bilateral paramedian thalamic infarction sometimes extending to the midbrain. We report a case of bithalamic infarction secondary to occlusion of the artery of Percheron. We will illustrate the complex clinical symptomatology and underscore the role of imaging, especially MRI, for diagnosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38292802
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.12.024
pii: S1930-0433(23)00935-4
pmc: PMC10825914
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1344-1350Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.