Posterior versus anterior circulation strokes: comparison of clinical, radiological and outcome characteristics

GM De Marchis, A Kohler, N Renz, M Arnold… - Journal of Neurology …, 2011 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background and purpose Physicians treating patients with posterior circulation strokes
(PCS) tended to debate more on whether or not to introduce anticoagulation rather than …

Differences in ischemic anterior and posterior circulation strokes: a clinico-radiological and outcome analysis

E Zürcher, B Richoz, M Faouzi, P Michel - Journal of Stroke and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background: There are limited data comparing posterior (PC) and anterior (AC) circulation
acute ischemic strokes (AIS). We aimed to identify specific features of PC and AC strokes …

Thrombolysis in posterior circulation stroke: stroke subtypes and patterns, complications and outcome

A Förster, A Gass, R Kern, M Griebe… - Cerebrovascular …, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Patients with posterior circulation stroke (PCS) were underrepresented in or
even excluded from the large clinical trials investigating acute therapy with thrombolysis …

Stroke etiology is associated with outcome in posterior circulation stroke

CP Chung, CS Yong, FC Chang… - Annals of Clinical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Stroke research and clinical trials have focused mainly on anterior circulation
stroke (ACS). Since clinical characteristics, mechanisms, and outcomes of posterior …

Is functional outcome different in posterior and anterior circulation stroke?

P Sommer, A Posekany, W Serles, M Marko, S Scharer… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Posterior circulation stroke (PCS) account for 20% of all
ischemic strokes. There is limited evidence whether functional outcome of PCS is …

Stroke of the posterior cerebral circulation.

N Labropoulos, P Nandivada… - International angiology: a …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Aim Identification of stroke etiology aids in developing secondary prevention and treatment
strategies for posterior circulation stroke (PCS). Studies have identified large vessel …

Posterior cerebral artery territory infarcts in the New England medical center posterior circulation registry

Y Yamamoto, AL Georgiadis, HM Chang… - Archives of …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

Ischemic posterior circulation stroke: a review of anatomy, clinical presentations, diagnosis, and current management

A Nouh, J Remke, S Ruland - Frontiers in neurology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Posterior circulation strokes represent approximately 20% of all ischemic strokes (,). In
contrast to the anterior circulation, several differences in presenting symptoms, clinical …

Posterior circulation ischemic stroke in Korean population

JH Lee, SJ Han, YH Yun, HC Choi… - European journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
To understand the characteristics of posterior circulation ischemic stroke (PCS) in the
Korean population better, we retrospectively reviewed the data from the Hallym Stroke …

Factors related to the initial stroke severity of posterior circulation ischemic stroke

SH Kim, JY Lee, DH Kim, JH Ham, YK Song… - Cerebrovascular …, 2013 - karger.com
Background: Posterior circulation (PC) stroke, which was previously less well known than
anterior circulation (AC) stroke, has become more identified due to the development of …