Carotid Endarterectomy in a Patient with Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction: Influence of Fetal Type PCA on Atypical Clinical Course. (10th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kolukısa, Mehmet; Gürsoy, Azize Esra; Kocaman, Gülşen; Dürüyen, Hümeyra; Toprak, Hüseyin; Asil, Talip
• Other Names: Moonis Majaz Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in neurological medicine. Volume 2015(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06-10
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurology; Nervous System Diseases; Nervous system -- Diseases; Neurology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/191202
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6676

Abstract

Abstract : Fetal type PCA may positively affect clinical outcome in patients with ischemic stroke such as protection of a reserve blood flow capacity as well as negative effect on clinical outcome such as certain atypical pathological manifestations. We presented a patient with a posterior cerebral artery territory infarction due to an unexpected etiology as stenosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) with existence of fetal type PCA.