In a prospective study of 70 patients with infarcts in the posterior circulation admitted
consecutively to a population-based primary-care center, we assessed infarct location and …

Objective To evaluate the frequencies of symptoms and signs in patients with posterior
circulation ischemia in a large case series of prospectively collected patients. Design Case …

Posterior circulation ischaemia is a clinicopathological condition with complex
symptomatology associated with an infarction within the vertebrobasilar arterial system …

Clinical information about posterior circulation ischemia has lagged behind that for anterior
circulation ischemia. 1-4 The causes of brain infarcts and ischemia has in the past been …

Most reports of midbrain infarction have described clinicoanatomical correlations rather than
associations and aetiologies. Thirty nine patients with midbrain infarction (9.4%) are …

Background Posterior circulation and anterior circulation strokes share many clinical,
pathogenetic and radiological features, although some clinical signs are highly specific to …

Background Infarcts in the territory of the posterior cerebral arteries (PCAs) are common.
Although associated clinical symptoms and signs are known, the mechanisms of stroke and …

Abstract Among 407 New England Medical Center Posterior Circulation registry patients,
59% had strokes without transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), 24% had TIAs then strokes, and …

OBJECTIVE--to evaluate clinical, radiological, and prognostic features of patients with
multiple acute infarcts in remote arterial territories of the posterior circulation. DESIGN--Data …

Background Vertebrobasilar disease is generally considered a condition with a poor
prognosis because of high rates of mortality and severe disability. Objective To compare the …