A Case Series of Four Patients with Artery of Percheron Occlusion over a Three-Month Period
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
2.1. Case 1
2.2. Case 2
2.3. Case 3
2.4. Case 4
Patient | Sex | Age | Time from Symptom Onset to Arrival [h] | Time from Arrival to Diagnosis [h] | Presenting Symptoms | Infarction Topography | Acute Treatment | mRS after 3 Months |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 70 | 1 | 25 | Somnolence; vertical gaze palsy; dysarthria; gait instability | Paramedian bilateral thalami; anterior mesencephalon | LMWH, Aspirin | 1 |
2 | M | 74 | 1 | 21 | Impaired consciousness | Bilateral medial thalami | LMWH, Aspirin | 6 |
3 | F | 73 | 1.5 | 7 | Somnolence; right pupil widening; vertical gaze palsy; diplopia; orofacial dyskinesia; mild ataxia in all four limbs | Bilateral medial thalami; anteromedial mesencephalon | Apixaban | 4 |
4 | M | 81 | 13.5 (TIA), wake-up stroke | 0.5 | Diplopia; gait instability; somnolence; vertical gaze palsy | Bilateral medial and ventral thalami; superior mesencephalon | IVT, aspirin, clopidogrel | 4 |
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Perovnik, M.; Pretnar Oblak, J.; Frol, S. A Case Series of Four Patients with Artery of Percheron Occlusion over a Three-Month Period. Neurol. Int. 2023, 15, 1352-1358. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint15040085
Perovnik M, Pretnar Oblak J, Frol S. A Case Series of Four Patients with Artery of Percheron Occlusion over a Three-Month Period. Neurology International. 2023; 15(4):1352-1358. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint15040085
Chicago/Turabian StylePerovnik, Matej, Janja Pretnar Oblak, and Senta Frol. 2023. "A Case Series of Four Patients with Artery of Percheron Occlusion over a Three-Month Period" Neurology International 15, no. 4: 1352-1358. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint15040085
APA StylePerovnik, M., Pretnar Oblak, J., & Frol, S. (2023). A Case Series of Four Patients with Artery of Percheron Occlusion over a Three-Month Period. Neurology International, 15(4), 1352-1358. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint15040085