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A Rare Variant of Posterior Circulation Stroke

Case Report, Volume 07 Issue 4 – October to December 2014

Authors

R Leghaa, Vosto Stenyb
aDepartment of Medicine, Government TD Medical College, Alappuzha
bDepartment of Medicine, Government TD Medical College, Alappuzha


Abstract

Artery of Percheron is a rare variant of the posterior cerebral circulation. Infarcts in this arterial territory account for 0.1 to 0.3% of all ischemic strokes and 22 to 35% of all thalamic infarcts. We report a case of Artery of Percheron infarct in a 31 year old male.


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