Hemiplegia in posterior cerebral artery strokes.
Hemiplegia is an unusual presenting feature of posterior circulation strokes. We report five cases who presented with hemiplegia and in whom CT scans revealed evidence of infarcts in posterior cerebral artery territory.
Bapuraj
J R
JR
Department of Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi.
Mishra
N K
NK
Mohan
K K
KK
Goulatia
R K
RK
Maheshwari
M C
MC
D000328:Adult; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011712:Pyramidal Tracts / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013788:Thalamus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed