U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Posterior cerebral artery stenosis

MedGen UID:
760201
•Concept ID:
C1504569
•
Disease or Syndrome
HPO: HP:0012495

Definition

Narrowing or constriction of the inner surface (lumen) of the posterior cerebral artery. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior cerebral artery stenosis

Conditions with this feature

Aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 4
MedGen UID:
338704
•Concept ID:
C1851504
•
Disease or Syndrome
Any familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection in which the cause of the disease is a mutation in the MYH11 gene.
See: Condition Record
Aortic aneurysm, familial thoracic 4

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Woven EndoBridge Intrasaccular Flow Disrupter for the Treatment of Ruptured and Unruptured Wide-Neck Cerebral Aneurysms: Report of 55 Cases.
Behme D, Berlis A, Weber W
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015 Aug;36(8):1501-6. Epub 2015 May 7 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4323. PMID: 25953761Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Correlation of Brain Perfusion with White Matter Hyperintensity, Brain Atrophy, and Cognition in Patients with Posterior Cerebral Artery Stenosis and Subjective Cognitive Decline.
Liu M, Nie ZY, Li RR, Zhang W, Wang H, He YS, Zhao LJ, Li YX
Med Sci Monit 2018 Aug 17;24:5729-5738. doi: 10.12659/MSM.909188. PMID: 30115900Free PMC Article
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis and posterior circulation revascularization surgery in pediatric patients with moyamoya disease.
Kimiwada T, Hayashi T, Shirane R, Tominaga T
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jun;21(6):632-638. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17367. PMID: 29624146
Postoperative Cerebral Infarction Risk Factors and Postoperative Management of Pediatric Patients with Moyamoya Disease.
Muraoka S, Araki Y, Kondo G, Kurimoto M, Shiba Y, Uda K, Ota S, Okamoto S, Wakabayashi T
World Neurosurg 2018 May;113:e190-e199. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.212. PMID: 29432946
Five-year follow-up of stenting for a symptomatic posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Hu J, Chen W, Zhang X, Chen K, Shi S
Neurol India 2011 May-Jun;59(3):405-7. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.82753. PMID: 21743171
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Pessin MS, Kwan ES, DeWitt LD, Hedges TR 3rd, Gale D, Caplan LR
Ann Neurol 1987 Jan;21(1):85-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.410210115. PMID: 3827217

Diagnosis

Posterior Cerebral Artery Stenosis Presenting With Amaurosis Fugax.
Handzic A, Margolin EA
J Neuroophthalmol 2023 Dec 1;43(4):e276-e277. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001566. PMID: 35439227
The angiographic presentation of European Moyamoya angiopathy.
Pilgram-Pastor S, Chapot R, Kraemer M
J Neurol 2022 Feb;269(2):997-1006. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10684-6. PMID: 34240321Free PMC Article
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis and posterior circulation revascularization surgery in pediatric patients with moyamoya disease.
Kimiwada T, Hayashi T, Shirane R, Tominaga T
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jun;21(6):632-638. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17367. PMID: 29624146
Five-year follow-up of stenting for a symptomatic posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Hu J, Chen W, Zhang X, Chen K, Shi S
Neurol India 2011 May-Jun;59(3):405-7. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.82753. PMID: 21743171
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Pessin MS, Kwan ES, DeWitt LD, Hedges TR 3rd, Gale D, Caplan LR
Ann Neurol 1987 Jan;21(1):85-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.410210115. PMID: 3827217

Therapy

Postoperative Cerebral Infarction Risk Factors and Postoperative Management of Pediatric Patients with Moyamoya Disease.
Muraoka S, Araki Y, Kondo G, Kurimoto M, Shiba Y, Uda K, Ota S, Okamoto S, Wakabayashi T
World Neurosurg 2018 May;113:e190-e199. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.212. PMID: 29432946
Woven EndoBridge Intrasaccular Flow Disrupter for the Treatment of Ruptured and Unruptured Wide-Neck Cerebral Aneurysms: Report of 55 Cases.
Behme D, Berlis A, Weber W
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015 Aug;36(8):1501-6. Epub 2015 May 7 doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4323. PMID: 25953761Free PMC Article
Noninvasive assessment of the circle of Willis in cerebral ischemia: the potential of CT angiography and contrast-enhanced transcranial color-coded duplexsonography.
Gahn G, Gerber J, Hallmeyer S, Reichmann H, von Kummer R
Cerebrovasc Dis 1999 Sep-Oct;9(5):290-4. doi: 10.1159/000015980. PMID: 10473912
Accelerated intracranial occlusive disease, oral contraceptives, and cigarette use.
Levine SR, Fagan SC, Pessin MS, Silbergleit R, Floberg J, Selwa JF, Vogel CM, Welch KM
Neurology 1991 Dec;41(12):1893-901. doi: 10.1212/wnl.41.12.1893. PMID: 1745344
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Pessin MS, Kwan ES, DeWitt LD, Hedges TR 3rd, Gale D, Caplan LR
Ann Neurol 1987 Jan;21(1):85-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.410210115. PMID: 3827217

Prognosis

Visual cortex changes in children with sickle cell disease and normal visual acuity: a multimodal magnetic resonance imaging study.
Manara R, Dalla Torre A, Lucchetta M, Ermani M, Favaro A, Baracchini C, Favaretto S, Viaro F, Munaretto V, Sartori S, Ponticorvo S, Russo AG, Biffi A, Sainati L, Colombatti R
Br J Haematol 2021 Jan;192(1):151-157. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1111/bjh.17042. PMID: 32789861
Correlation of Brain Perfusion with White Matter Hyperintensity, Brain Atrophy, and Cognition in Patients with Posterior Cerebral Artery Stenosis and Subjective Cognitive Decline.
Liu M, Nie ZY, Li RR, Zhang W, Wang H, He YS, Zhao LJ, Li YX
Med Sci Monit 2018 Aug 17;24:5729-5738. doi: 10.12659/MSM.909188. PMID: 30115900Free PMC Article
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis and posterior circulation revascularization surgery in pediatric patients with moyamoya disease.
Kimiwada T, Hayashi T, Shirane R, Tominaga T
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jun;21(6):632-638. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17367. PMID: 29624146
Postoperative Cerebral Infarction Risk Factors and Postoperative Management of Pediatric Patients with Moyamoya Disease.
Muraoka S, Araki Y, Kondo G, Kurimoto M, Shiba Y, Uda K, Ota S, Okamoto S, Wakabayashi T
World Neurosurg 2018 May;113:e190-e199. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.212. PMID: 29432946
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Pessin MS, Kwan ES, DeWitt LD, Hedges TR 3rd, Gale D, Caplan LR
Ann Neurol 1987 Jan;21(1):85-9. doi: 10.1002/ana.410210115. PMID: 3827217

Clinical prediction guides

The angiographic presentation of European Moyamoya angiopathy.
Pilgram-Pastor S, Chapot R, Kraemer M
J Neurol 2022 Feb;269(2):997-1006. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10684-6. PMID: 34240321Free PMC Article
Correlation of Brain Perfusion with White Matter Hyperintensity, Brain Atrophy, and Cognition in Patients with Posterior Cerebral Artery Stenosis and Subjective Cognitive Decline.
Liu M, Nie ZY, Li RR, Zhang W, Wang H, He YS, Zhao LJ, Li YX
Med Sci Monit 2018 Aug 17;24:5729-5738. doi: 10.12659/MSM.909188. PMID: 30115900Free PMC Article
Posterior cerebral artery stenosis and posterior circulation revascularization surgery in pediatric patients with moyamoya disease.
Kimiwada T, Hayashi T, Shirane R, Tominaga T
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2018 Jun;21(6):632-638. Epub 2018 Apr 6 doi: 10.3171/2018.1.PEDS17367. PMID: 29624146
Postoperative Cerebral Infarction Risk Factors and Postoperative Management of Pediatric Patients with Moyamoya Disease.
Muraoka S, Araki Y, Kondo G, Kurimoto M, Shiba Y, Uda K, Ota S, Okamoto S, Wakabayashi T
World Neurosurg 2018 May;113:e190-e199. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.01.212. PMID: 29432946
Five-year follow-up of stenting for a symptomatic posterior cerebral artery stenosis.
Hu J, Chen W, Zhang X, Chen K, Shi S
Neurol India 2011 May-Jun;59(3):405-7. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.82753. PMID: 21743171

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Related information

    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...