Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery D020762

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Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Cerebrovascular Disorders » Brain Ischemia » Brain Infarction » Cerebral Infarction » Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Cerebrovascular Disorders » Intracranial Arterial Diseases » Cerebral Arterial Diseases » Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

Diseases [C] » Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] » Vascular Diseases » Cerebrovascular Disorders » Stroke » Brain Infarction » Cerebral Infarction » Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Pathologic Processes » Ischemia » Infarction » Brain Infarction » Cerebral Infarction » Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

Diseases [C] » Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23] » Pathologic Processes » Necrosis » Infarction » Brain Infarction » Cerebral Infarction » Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

Description

NECROSIS induced by ISCHEMIA in the POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which supplies portions of the BRAIN STEM; the THALAMUS; TEMPORAL LOBE, and OCCIPITAL LOBE. Depending on the size and location of infarction, clinical features include OLFACTION DISORDERS and visual problems (AGNOSIA; ALEXIA; HEMIANOPSIA).   MeSH

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