Circle of Willis Variants : Fetal PCA
Joint Authors
Martin-Schild, Sheryl
Boehme, Amelia K.
Albright, Karen C.
Shaban, Amir
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We sought to determine the prevalence of fetal posterior cerebral artery (fPCA) and if fPCA was associated with specific stroke etiology and vessel territory affected.
This paper is a retrospective review of prospectively identified patients with acute ischemic stroke from July 2008 to December 2010.
We defined complete fPCA as absence of a P1 segment linking the basilar with the PCA and partial fPCA as small segment linking the basilar with the PCA.
Patients without intracranial vascular imaging were excluded.
We compared patients with complete fPCA, partial fPCA, and without fPCA in terms of demographics, stroke severity, distribution, and etiology and factored in whether the stroke was ipsilateral to the fPCA.
Of the 536 included patients, 9.5% (n=51) had complete fPCA and 15.1% (n=81) had partial fPCA.
Patients with complete fPCA were older and more often female than partial fPCA and no fPCA patients, and significant variation in TOAST classification was detected across groups (P=0.023).
Patients with complete fPCA had less small vessel and more large vessel strokes than patients with no fPCA and partial fPCA.
Fetal PCA may predispose to stroke mechanism, but is not associated with vascular distribution, stroke severity, or early outcome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shaban, Amir& Albright, Karen C.& Boehme, Amelia K.& Martin-Schild, Sheryl. 2013. Circle of Willis Variants : Fetal PCA. Stroke Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shaban, Amir…[et al.]. Circle of Willis Variants : Fetal PCA. Stroke Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shaban, Amir& Albright, Karen C.& Boehme, Amelia K.& Martin-Schild, Sheryl. Circle of Willis Variants : Fetal PCA. Stroke Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-446815
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-446815