Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Embolic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction; Stroke, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Thrombotic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery

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).

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Infarction, posterior cerebral artery (Embolic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction; Stroke, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Thrombotic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery)