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 pontine stroke occurs in the pons region of the brainstem—a small part of the brainstem responsible for breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure, among other essential, automatic functions. Pontine ...
subtype the stroke on clinical grounds aided by early MRI–DWI, account for confounding factors including differences in vascular risk factors, premorbid IQ, pre-stroke cognitive decline and depression ...