Preferred Label : infarction, posterior cerebral artery;
MeSH definition : 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).;
MeSH synonym : infarction, pca; posterior cerebral artery stroke; stroke, posterior cerebral artery; pca infarction; posterior cerebral artery infarction; PCA Infarct; Infarct, PCA; Infarcts, PCA; PCA Infarcts;
MeSH hyponym : embolic infarction, posterior cerebral artery; thrombotic infarction, posterior cerebral artery; Posterior Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction; Posterior Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction;
Related MeSH term : posterior cerebral artery syndrome;
MeSH annotation : DF: PCA INFARCT;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infarction, posterior cerebral artery;
Origin ID : D020762;
UMLS CUI : C0752132;
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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).