Posterior circulation infarct
Posterior circulation infarct is a type of cerebral infarction affecting the posterior circulation supplying one side of the brain.
Posterior circulation stroke syndrome refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have had a posterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging to confirm the diagnosis.
It can cause the following symptoms:
- Cranial nerve palsy AND contralateral motor/sensory defect
- Bilateral motor or sensory defect
- Eye movement problems
- Cerebellar dysfunction
- Isolated homonymous hemianopia
- Vertigo