A middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke occurs when the MCA, a large artery that supplies blood to the sides of the brain, ruptures or becomes blocked. Symptoms include weakness, confusion, and ...

ICA = internal carotid artery, MCA = middle cerebral artery, ACA = anterior cerebral artery. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is the extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid space between the pial ...

This is one of the classic appearances of a dissection. On the intracranial internal carotid angiograms, note the complete absence of the middle cerebral artery. The anterior cerebral artery is well ...

Cerebral hypoxia refers to a reduced supply of oxygen to the brain. ... Many cases of stroke are due to focal cerebral ischemia and usually involve occlusion of the middle cerebral artery.

A 32-year-old software engineer from Pune, with recurrent ischemic episodes and was partially blind, underwent Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery (STA-MTA) bypass surgery by a ...