Abstract

VALDIVIESO, Edgar Paulo et al. Bithalamic infarction in Percheron artery area. Rev. Fac. Med. (Méx.) [online]. 2018, vol.61, n.5, pp.21-23. ISSN 2448-4865.

The case of a 43-year-old female patient is presented. She arrived to the emergency room of our hospital, with alterations in consciousness, language and vision. She was evaluated by the neurology department and requested a magnetic resonance, finding bithalamic lessions in the Percheron's artery area. This concluded in the diagnosis of a bithalamic infarct. Recognizing that a magnetic resonance is fundamental for the accurate diagnosis of this nosological entity.

Keywords : Bitalamic lesions; Percheron artery; Magnetic resonance.

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