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Normal anatomy of paramedian arteries. Paramedian arteries stem from both the right and left PCAs to supply respective paramedian thalami. Illustration by Dr Megan Quetsch. PCA, posterior cerebral artery.
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The artery of Percheron (AOP) is a rare arterial variant of the thalamic blood supply. Due to the densely packed collection of nuclei it supplies, an infarction of the AOP can be devastating. Here we highlight a patient who had an AOP stroke in the community, which was initially managed as cardiac arrest. AOP strokes most often present with vague s...
