There’s much to learn regarding the parietal lobes, such as their function and location. The parietal lobes are responsible for sensory information, visual processing, and coordinating movement, and ...

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 75 year-old woman with atrial fibrillation presented with the acute onset of global aphasia, right hemiplegia, and dense right visual field cut. Proximal Stem Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) with a ...

Distal Stem Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) Infarction: Axial CT scans 3 days after presentation. Note the dark signal involving the distribution of both the superior and inferior divisions of the middle ...

The parietal lobe is located near the center of the brain, behind the frontal lobe, in front of the occipital lobe, and above the temporal lobe. The parietal lobe contains an area known as the primary ...

In an ischemic stroke a clot blocks a blood vessel to the brain, depriving oxygen and nutrients to part of the crucial organ. Without immediate treatment this can cause irreversible tissue damage, ...