Bilateral posterior cerebral artery infarction
Open Access
- 3 October 2010
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in BMJ Case Reports
- Vol. 2010 (nov30 1)
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2798
Abstract
We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with short-term memory impairment and a homonymous left inferior quadrantanopia secondary to simultaneous bilateral posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory infarction. As in more than a quarter of cases of PCA infarction, no aetiological cause was identified. Unlike the transient nature of symptoms in some cases following unilateral infarction, his deficits persisted on 2-month follow-up.Keywords
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