Can the absence of bilateral posterior communicating artery predispose to artery of Percheron infarction?

Int J Stroke. 2015 Jul;10(5):E44. doi: 10.1111/ijs.12502.

Authors

Giuseppe Zelante^{1

2}, Luisa Vinciguerra², Valentina Puglisi², Salvatore Giuffrida², Ines Paola Monte³, Rita Bella²

Affiliations

¹ Neuroscience, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
² Department GF Ingrassia, Section of Neurosciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
³ Clinical Echocardiography, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

PMID: 26094672
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12502

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Brain Infarction / etiology*
Cerebral Angiography
Circle of Willis / pathology*
Collateral Circulation
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Stroke / complications*