Cerebral vascular territories (illustration)
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Gaillard F, Cerebral vascular territories (illustration). Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10814
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At the time the case was submitted for publication Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.
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25 Sep 2010
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Cerebral vascular territories (illustration)
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Diagrams depicting typical cerebral vascular territories. There is significant variation between patients and even side-to-side in the same patient.
Case Discussion
Author: Frank Gaillard
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- Cerebellum
- Acute basilar artery occlusion
- Brain arterial vascular territories
- Middle cerebral artery (MCA) infarct
- Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) infarct
- Basilar artery
- Middle cerebral artery
- Corpus callosum
- Anterior cerebral artery
- Medial lenticulostriate arteries
- Lateral lenticulostriate arteries
- Posterior cerebral artery
- Brainstem
- Midbrain
- Pons
- Medulla oblongata
- Cerebral peduncles
- Basal ganglia
- Cerebrum
- Stroke
- Cerebellar infarction
- Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) infarct
- Cerebral hemisphere
- Anterior choroidal artery
- Ischemic stroke (summary)
- Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) infarct
- Anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) infarct
- Superior cerebellar artery infarct
- Striatocapsular infarct
- Rule of 4 of the brainstem
- Middle cerebellar peduncle
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