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Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction (Posterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome) Summary

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Description: 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).

Also Known As: Posterior Cerebral Artery Syndrome; Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke; Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; PCA Infarction; Posterior Cerebral Artery Embolic Infarction Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Direction compound : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  2. topiramate (Topamax) : 1 result : FDA 16
  3. venlafaxine (Effexor) : 1 result : FDA 9 Generic

Diseases Related to Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction

  1. Hemianopsia (Bitemporal Hemianopsia)
  2. Paresis (Hemiparesis)
  3. Neurologic Manifestations (Neurological Manifestations)
  4. Infarction
  5. Hallucinations (Hallucination)

Key Therapies for Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction

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  1. Thrombolytic Therapy : 1 result

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