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Preferred term

Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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).

Entry terms

  • PCA Infarct
  • PCA Infarction
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction
  • Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke
  • Stroke, Posterior Cerebral Artery

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-G84V18FP-8

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