Artery of Percheron Infarct: A Rare Case Presentation and Recovery.
| Autor: | Lott R 3rd; Internal Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, USA., Zonna X; Internal Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, USA., Nadukudiyil Jose A; Internal Medicine, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Elmira, USA., Shin J; Internal Medicine, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, USA., Roemer M; Internal Medicine, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, USA., Nasir A; Critical Care, Arnot Ogden Medical Center, Elmira, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Aug 24; Vol. 15 (8), pp. e44033. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 24 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.44033 |
| Abstrakt: | The artery of Percheron (AOP) is a congenital anatomical irregularity of the cerebrovasculature responsible for perfusing the thalamus and midbrain. These defects account for a small percent of all ischemic strokes and present with widely variable symptomatology, ranging from confusion to coma. We present a case of an acute AOP infarct and recovery in a 68-year-old male with atrial fibrillation without anticoagulation. It is our hope that this case report serves to alert diagnosticians to the presence of AOP infarcts, the wide clinical presentation, and the prognosis of this rare and critical type of ischemic stroke. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Lott et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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