Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
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posterior-cerebral-artery-syndrome-265-16297855
title:
Posterior cerebral artery syndrome
text:
Posterior cerebral artery syndrome is a condition whereby the blood supply from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA) is restricted, leading to a reduction of the function of the portions of the brain supplied by that vessel: the occipital lobe, the inferomedial temporal lobe, a large portion of the thalamus, and the upper brainstem and midbrain. This event restricts the flow of blood to the brain in a near-immediate fashion. The blood hammer is analogous to the water hammer in hydrology and it co
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posterior_cerebral_artery_syndrome
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2023-12-09T00:49:52Z
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