Bilateral thalamic stroke: anatomy and pathology

Evidence-based neurology checklist on bilateral thalamic stroke: anatomy and pathology: Pathology This results from occlusion of the artery of Percheron This is a single unpaired thalamic-perforating artery It arises from the P1 segment of one posterior cerebral artery (PCA) It supplies the medial…

Pathology

  • This results from occlusion of the artery of Percheron
  • This is a single unpaired thalamic-perforating artery
  • It arises from the P1 segment of one posterior cerebral artery (PCA)
  • It supplies the medial thalamus bilaterally
  • It is present in a third of people

Epidemiology

Ischaemic patterns

Risk factors

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain: positive V sign

Synonyms

References

  1. Garcia-Grimshaw MA, Peschard-Franco M, Gutierrez-Manjarrez FA. Bilateral thalamic ischemic stroke secondary to occlusion of the artery of Percheron. Cureus 2018; 10:e2676. 
  2. Chang YM, Fan YK. Artery of Percheron occlusion in an elderly male: a case report. J Clin Med Res 2015; 7:126-128.
  3. Caruso P, Manganotti P, Moretti R. Complex neurological symptoms in bilateral thalamic stroke due to Percheron artery occlusion. Vasc Health Risk Manag 2016; 13:11-14.
  4. Garcia-Grimshaw MA, Peschard-Franco M, Gutierrez-Manjarrez FA. Bilateral thalamic ischemic stroke secondary to occlusion of the artery of Percheron. Cureus 2018; 10:e2676. 
  5. Rangel-Castilla L, Gasco J, Thompson B, Salinas P. Bilateral paramedian thalamic and mesencephalic infarcts after basilar tip aneurysm coiling: role of the artery of Percheron. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2009; 20:288-293.
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