Presentation
Headache, altered level of consciousness, impaired awareness for time.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
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Bithalamic diffusion restriction in DWI.
FLAIR shows corresponding bilateral hyperintensity.
Artery of Percheron originating from the right P1 can be seen in the TOF-angiography.
Case Discussion
Artery of Percheron infarct is a type of posterior circulation infarction that occurs in the presence of a solitary arterial trunk (aka artery of Percheron) that supplies blood to the paramedian thalami and the rostral midbrain bilaterally.
A patent foramen ovale was diagnosed in the transesophageal echocardiography.