Fetal-Type Variants of the Posterior Cerebral Artery and Concurrent Infarction in the Major Arterial Territories of the Cerebral Hemisphere

• Main Authors: Stephen L. Lambert BS (Author), Frank J. Williams MD (Author), Zhora Z. Oganisyan MD (Author), Lionel A. Branch MD (Author), Edward C. Mader MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Fetal-type or fetal posterior cerebral artery (FPCA) is a variant of cerebrovascular anatomy in which the distal posterior cerebral artery (PCA) territory is perfused by a branch of the internal carotid artery (ICA). In the presence of FPCA, thromboembolism in the anterior circulation may result in...