Infarction,PCA

《英文msh詞典》Infarction,PCA
[入口詞] Infarction,PCA
[主題詞] Infarction,Posterior Cerebral Artery
[英文釋義] Formation of an area of coagulation necrosis induced by ischemia in the vascular distribution of the posterior cerebral artery. This artery supplies portions of the MESENCEPHALON (see also BRAIN STEM INFARCTIONS) and thalamus,inferomedial TEMPORAL LOBE,and medial OCCIPITAL LOBE. Clinical manifestations vary with the size and location of infarction,but include a variety of midbrain and thalamic syndromes,HEMIANOPSIA,and behavioral syndromes related to memory and processing visual information. (From Adams et al.,Principles of Neurology,6th ed,pp793-8)