Artery of Percheron infarction: a rare cause of somnolence in a patient with sepsis and atrial fibrillation

Artery of Percheron (AOP) occlusion is a rare cause of ischemic stroke characterized by bilateral para-median thalamic infarcts. It usually presents with altered mental status, hyper-somnolence and ocular movement disorders. Here, we report a case of cardio-embolic AOP infarction in a 72-year-old ma...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Goico, Ana, Mikesell, Timothy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30740230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omy032

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30740230
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omy032

Ejemplares similares