Posterior circulation infarct
- Posterior circulation infarct
A Posterior Circulation Infarct (POCI) is a type of ischemic stroke affecting the posterior circulation supplying one side of the brain.
Posterior Circulation Stroke Syndrome (POCS) refers to the symptoms of a patient who clinically appears to have suffered from a posterior circulation infarct, but who has not yet had any diagnostic imaging (e.g. CT Scan) 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 hemianopiaFor more information, see stroke.
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