An unusual artery causing an unusual stroke.

Authors

Alanna Balbi BSFollow
Kathryn Henry DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Amanda A. Van Sant, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Jessica L. Maier DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Jessica K. Eygnor DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Jeanne L. Jacoby MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2020

Abstract

Bilateral thalamic infarctions are uncommon and often lead to more severe and long-lasting symptoms than unilateral thalamic infarctions. This article describes a patient with bilateral thalamic infarction caused by occlusion in the artery of Percheron, an anatomic variant thought to be present in 4% to 12% of the population.

Volume

33

Issue

12

First Page

26

Last Page

28

ISSN

1547-1896

Published In/Presented At

Balbi, A. M., Henry, K. A., Van Sant, A. A., Maier, J. L., Eygnor, J. K., & Jacoby, J. L. (2020). An unusual artery causing an unusual stroke. JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, 33(12), 26–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JAA.0000721660.97428.0c

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

33234892

Department(s)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine Residents, Fellows and Residents, USF-LVHN SELECT Program, USF-LVHN SELECT Program Students

Document Type

Article