An Unexpected Origin of Coma in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation: Bilateral Paramedian Thalamic and Midbrain Stroke Secondary to Artery of Percheron Occlusion
Ismail Aissa, Amine Abdellah, Ayoub Boubekri, Amine Bentahar, Aziz Ahizoune & Hicham Balkhi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2025
The thalamus is a part of the arousal system; its infarction can lead to varying levels of impaired consciousness (from hypersomnia to coma). It is mainly supplied by small perforating arteries arising from the posterior cerebral artery (PCA). There are several variants of this v...
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10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i11163