Clinical Features of an Artery of Percheron Infarction: a Case Report.
- Author:
Ahry LEE
1
;
Hyun Im MOON
;
Hee Kyu KWON
;
Sung Bom PYUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Thalamus; Cognition; Ophthalmoplegia
- MeSH: Anterior Thalamic Nuclei; Arteries*; Cognition; Cognition Disorders; Infarction*; Mesencephalon; Ophthalmoplegia; Posterior Cerebral Artery; Rehabilitation; Thalamus
- From:Brain & Neurorehabilitation 2017;10(1):e2-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The artery of Percheron (AOP) is an uncommon variant of the paramedian artery, a solitary trunk branching off from the posterior cerebral arteries, supplying both paramedian thalami, and also often the rostral midbrain and the anterior thalamus. The typical clinical manifestations of the AOP infarction include altered mental status, cognitive impairment, and oculomotor dysfunction. We report a rare case with AOP infarction, and the clinical characteristics and rehabilitation courses for alertness disorder, cognitive dysfunction, and other accompanied symptoms.
