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Posterior Cerebral Artery CVAAka: Cerebrovascular Accident of Posterior Cerebral Artery, PCA CVA

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  1. See Also
    1. Ischemic CVA
    2. CVA Management
  2. Signs and Symptoms: Peripheral
    1. Visual Changes
      1. Homonymous hemianopia
      2. Cortical blindness
      3. Lack of depth perception
      4. Failure to see objects not centered in visual field
      5. Visual hallucinations
    2. Memory deficits
    3. Perseveration
    4. Dyslexia
  3. Signs and Symptoms: Central
    1. Thalamic or subthalamic nuclei involvement
      1. Diffuse sensory loss
      2. Mild Hemiparesis
      3. Intention Tremor
    2. Cerebral peduncle involvement
      1. Contralateral Hemiplegia
      2. Oculomotor Nerve deficit
    3. Brainstem involvement
      1. Pupillary dysfunction
      2. Nystagmus
      3. Loss of conjugate gaze

Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery (C0752132)

Definition (MSH)NECROSIS induced by ISCHEMIA in the POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY distribution system which supplies portions of the BRAIN STEM; the THALAMUS; TEMPORAL LOBE, and OCCIPITAL LOBE. Depending on the size and location of infarction, clinical features include OLFACTION DISORDERS and visual problems (AGNOSIA; ALEXIA; HEMIANOPSIA).
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
MSHD020762
EnglishINFARCT PCA, PCA INFARCT, PCA Infarction, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY INFARCT, Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke
Parent ConceptsCerebral Arterial Diseases (C0007774), Cerebral Infarction (C0007785)
SourcesMSH, NDFRT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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