Posterior circulation infarct (POCI) is a type of cerebral infarction affecting the Posterior (anatomy), posterior circulatory system, circulation supplying one side of the brain.
Posterior circulation stroke syndrome (POCS) refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have had a posterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging (e.g. CT Scan) to confirm the diagnosis.
It can cause the following symptoms:
* Cranial nerve palsy AND contralateral motor/sensory defect
* wikt:bilateral, Bilateral motor or sensory defect
* Eye movement problems (e.g.Pathologic nystagmus, nystagmus)
* Cerebellar dysfunction
* Isolated homonymous hemianopia
* Vertigo
It has also been associated with deafness.
See also
* Stroke
* Artery of Percheron
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