A Rare Variant of Posterior Circulation Stroke

Abstract

Artery of Percheron is a rare variant of the posterior cerebral circulation. Infarcts in this arterial territory account for 0.1 to 0.3% of all ischemic strokes and 22 to 35% of all thalamic infarcts. We report a case of Artery of Percheron infarct in a 31 year old male.