POSTERIOR CIRCULATION STROKE INVOLVING MULTIPLE ARTERIAL TERRITORIES - A CASE REPORT
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We report a case of an elderly man with posterior circulation stroke involving multiple arterial territories within the posterior circulation.Patient presented with clinical features of sudden onset multiple cranial nerve palsies with cerebellar signs on right side.MRI Brain showed infarcts in right AICA-anterior inferior cerebellar artery territory and bilateral PCA-posterior cerebral artery territories.
Keyword :Posterior circulation stroke,Multiple brain infarcts,AICA
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