The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...
A 65 year-old woman developed the abrupt onset of a global aphasia, left gaze preference, right hemiplegia, and right visual field loss. Middle and Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction.
A 55 year old man was brought to the ER confused. His exam showed no weakness or sensory loss. However, he could not follow any commands, and his speech was fluent with many paraphasic errors.