Bilateral thalamic infarction and DSA demonstrated AOP after thrombosis

Acta Radiologica Short Reports

Wenjie Cao¹  Qiang Dong¹  Linxin Li²  Yi Dong¹ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University,

[2] Oxford University Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital,

关键词: thrombolysis;    thalamic stroke;    MRI;    Angiography;   

Others  :  922821
DOI  :  10.1258/arsr.2012.110004

 received in 2011-10-11, accepted in 2012-01-05,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Bilateral paramedian thalamic stroke is a special ischemic pattern that results from occlusion of the artery of Percheron (AOP), a rare anatomic variant of the paramedian arteries. We report a case of bilateral thalamic infarctions, with a dramatic improvement after thrombolysis. DSA demonstrated recanalization of AOP with possible unreported variation.

【 授权许可】

   
© 2012 The Foundation Acta Radiologica

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