Where Does the Basilar Artery Stop? An Unusual Case of Posterior Circulation Ischemia

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Identifier walsh_1985_s2_c4
Title Where Does the Basilar Artery Stop? An Unusual Case of Posterior Circulation Ischemia
Creator Frederick E. Lepore, MD; Douglas C. Miller, MD PhD; Vito Gulli, MD
Affiliation (FEL) (DCM) (VG) UMDNJ/Rutgers Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Subject Oculomotor Nerve Diseases; Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery; Brain Ischemia; Exotropia; Blepharoptosis; Ophthalmoplegia; Anisocoria
History A 91-year old male found unresponsive with bilateral prosis and exotropia. Previous history significant for cervical arthritis and a cardiac condition requiring digoxin.
Pathology Cerebral infarction
Disease/Diagnosis Artery of Percheron infarction
Clinical Caloric stimulation: No movement OD, tonic abduction OS; Pupils: 5 mm OD, 4 mm OS with no reaction to light
Presenting Symptom Stupor; Ptosis; Exotropia
Neuroimaging CT
Date 1985
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Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 1985 Walsh Proceedings
Relation is Part of 1985 Walsh Session, February 22-23
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6g73hk7
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178682
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6g73hk7
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