Infarction in these patients is greatest in the midbrain, thalamus, cerebellum, and temporal and occipital lobes. Occasional reports have described posterior cerebral artery dissection ...

The artery connects the internal carotid and the posterior cerebral arteries. Its role is to provide blood supply to the ...

A guiding catheter was advanced through the left ECA. Angiography showed an enlarged left occipital artery, with marked supply to the AVF. Several ECA branches were successfully embolized ...

They are located to the side of (lateral to) the temporal lobes of the brain’s cerebral cortex. The temporal bones ensure ...

Arteries and veins are the major blood vessels in your body. Arteries carry blood from the heart, while veins carry blood to the heart. Arteries and veins are two of the body’s main types of ...

Positioned at the rear of the cerebral cortex, the occipital lobes are the main centres for visual processing, such as the interpretation of colour, shape and distance. Located within the ...

Carotid artery disease is a common cause of stroke. It occurs when plaque builds up inside the carotid arteries. These are the arteries that supply oxygen-rich blood to the brain. There are two ...

Figure 2: Representative axial MRI sections and schematic representation of mesial temporal and temporo-occipital damage ... in the left posterior cerebral artery territory (Fig.

Mesenteric (or intestinal) artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the abdomen that supply the intestines become narrowed, or blocked, by an accumulation of a fatty substance ...

2010;18(3):166-177. Patients with VA aneurysms presented either asymptomatic (eg, incidental finding on angiography done, for instance, for a ruptured subclavian artery aneurysm) or with a myriad ...

Aneurysms are bulges in an artery that can form in any part of your body. If you have an unruptured aneurysm, you may not have any symptoms at all. (Photo Credit: SciePro/Science Source ...

A left occipital infarct is a type of ischaemic stroke, which is caused by a blood clot clogging an artery in a brain. When this occurs in the occipital lobe, it is referred to as an occipital ...