Definitions of infarction, posterior cerebral artery
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Definition of 'infarction, posterior cerebral artery'
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1. infarction, posterior cerebral artery NECROSIS induced by ISCHEMIA in the POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERYdistributionsystem which supplies portions of the BRAIN STEM; the THALAMUS; TEMPORAL LOBE, and OCCIPITAL LOBE. Depending on the size and location of infarction, clinical features include OLFACTION DISORDERS and visual problems (AGNOSIA; ALEXIA; HEMIANOPSIA).