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; Posterior Cerebral Artery Thrombotic Infarction; Infarct, PCA; Infarction, PCA; Infarcts, PCA; PCA Infarcts; Embolic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; PCA Infarct; Stroke, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Thrombotic Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery