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posterior cerebral artery infarction

Disease Summary
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Mondo Description Necrosis induced by ischemia in the posterior cerebral artery distribution system which supplies portions of the brain stem; the thalamus; temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. Depending on the size and location of infarction, clinical features include olfaction disorders and visual problems (agnosia; alexia; hemianopsia).
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0006917:  posterior cerebral artery infarction
EFO:1001118: 
MESH:D020762: 
UMLS:C0752132: