Artery of Percheron Infarction as an Unusual Cause of Korsakoff’s Syndrome

Figure 1

Schematic view of the arterial supply to the thalamus (adapted with permission from [6]). (a) The view from above; (b) detailed relationship between the arterial territories and nuclear subgroups within the thalamus. 1: carotid artery; 2: posterior communicating artery; 3: basilar artery; 4: thalamogeniculate arteries; 5: tuberothalamic artery; 6: posterior choroidal artery; 7: paramedian pedicle (AOP); 8: posterior cerebral artery. Main thalamic nuclei and tracts: CL: central lateral; CM: centromedian; Co: commissural; Cp: commissural posterior; DM: dorsomedian; MTT: mammillothalamic tract; Pua: pulvinar anterior; Pum: pulvinar medial; Pul: pulvinar lateral; Pf: parafascicularis; R: reticular; VA: ventral anterior; VLa: ventral lateral anterior; VLp: ventral lateral posterior; VPLa: ventroposterolateral anterior; VPLp: ventroposterolateral posterior; VPM: ventroposteromedian.

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