Sep 16, 2024 · Posterior circulation strokes affect key brain areas, causing dizziness and balance issues. They require specific treatment and rehab for recovery. A posterior circulation stroke (PCS)...

Apr 26, 2023 · Posterior circulation (PC) strokes occur in the arteries that supply blood to the back of the brain. They can cause nausea, dizziness, and visual disturbances. A stroke occurs due to reduced...

Dec 9, 2019 · Diagnosis and management of this often missed, potentially devastating neurological disease. Read More

Oct 24, 2024 · Twenty percent of ischemic events in the brain involve posterior circulation (vertebrobasilar) structures. This topic will review the major clinical syndromes associated with posterior circulation ischemia related to stenosis or occlusion of the large aortic arch, neck, and intracranial arteries.

• Posterior circulation strokes count for approximately 20% of strokes • Asking probing questions are key to differentiating vertigo and posterior circulation stroke • HiNTS exam is helpful in assessing potential posterior circulation stroke, but is not commonly done in …

Aug 8, 2023 · A solid understanding of the pathophysiology of a posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke as well as the syndrome relating to it, requires adequate knowledge of the structures and vascular anatomy of the brain. Anterior and posterior circulations provide the primary blood circulation of the brain.

May 19, 2014 · Posterior circulation ischaemic stroke is a clinical syndrome associated with ischaemia related to stenosis, in situ thrombosis, or embolic occlusion of the posterior circulation arteries—the vertebral arteries in the neck, the intracranial vertebral, basilar, and posterior cerebral arteries, and their branches (fig 1 ⇓).

Posterior circulation strokes represent approximately 20% of all ischemic strokes (1, 2). In contrast to the anterior circulation, several differences in presenting symptoms, clinical evaluation, diagnostic testing, and management strategy exist presenting a challenge to …

Approximately 20–25% of all acute strokes occur in the posterior circulation. These strokes can be rather difficult to diagnose because they present in such diverse ways, and can easily be mistaken for more benign entities.

In this review, we overview the treatment of posterior circulation stroke, including both interventions in the acute setting and secondary prevention. We focus on areas in which the management of posterior circulation stroke differs from that of stroke in general and highlight recent advances.