Bilateral posterior cerebral artery infarction.
We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with short-term memory impairment and a homonymous left inferior quadrantanopia secondary to simultaneous bilateral posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory infarction. As in more than a quarter of cases of PCA infarction, no aetiological cause was identified. Unlike the transient nature of symptoms in some cases following unilateral infarction, his deficits persisted on 2-month follow-up.
Medicine for the Elderly, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. daviniaryan@hotmail.com
Davinia
D
Ryan
Sinead M
SM
Murphy
Michael J
MJ
Hennessey
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