title: Carotid Endarterectomy in a Patient with Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction: Influence of Fetal Type PCA on Atypical Clinical Course.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolukısa
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Azize Esra
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gürsoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülşen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kocaman
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hümeyra
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dürüyen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toprak
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Adnan Menderes Bulvari, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Talip
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asil