| Redefining Thalamic Vascularization Vicariously Through Gerald Percheron: A Historical Vignette. | |
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PMID: 23314026 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Gerard Percheron, M.D., a practicing neurologist and prolific researcher at the Institute Nationale de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, made significant and valuable contributions to medicine, in particular, to the vascular anatomy of the basal ganglia. His particular interest in the thalamus eventually led to the identification of an anatomical variation in its vascular supply. This newly identified artery was subsequently named the artery of Percheron (AOP). Given the estimated prevalence of the AOP in up to one-third the population and its significant proportion of all thalamic infarcts, it is necessary for physicians to be aware of this anatomical vascular variant and its clinical consequences. While occlusion of the AOP may present similar to other arterial thalamic occlusions, it can be identified through susceptibility-weighted imaging and ruled out with conventional or magnetic resonance angiography. Occlusion of the artery of Percheron typically causes a simultaneous and symmetric infarction. Treatment efficacy is time-dependent and necessitates thrombolytics and anticoagulative medications. Here, we trace a course from the artery's initial description in 1973 to its current implications in cerebro-vascular stroke, and offer a synopsis of the proposed treatment. |
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Nitin Agarwal; Amit Chaudhari; David R Hansberry; Charles J Prestigiacomo |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-10 |
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Title: World neurosurgery Volume: - ISSN: 1878-8750 ISO Abbreviation: World Neurosurg Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101528275 Medline TA: World Neurosurg Country: - |
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Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurological Surgery, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, USA. |
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