PT 518 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Posterior Cerebral Artery, Anterior Cerebral Artery, Basilar Artery

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Physical Therapy
• Course: PT 518
• Professor: Kathleen Kelly

Document Summary

Slide 3: knowledge check: the left hemisphere is often considered the dominant, the parietal lobe is important for integration and processing of sensory input. Ascending common carotid blood supply to anterior part of the brain. Aorta has branches that supply the brain with blood. Vertebral artery comes off subclavian - ascend through vertebral foramen and come to the posterior portion of the brain. Internal carotid primary source for anterior and middle cerebral artery: vertebrobasilar primary source for posterior cerebral artery, anterior and posterior communicating arteries complete the circle. Slide 19: vertebro-basilar artery: supplies the posterior portion of the brain, specifically supplies the cerebellum and brainstem, occlusions within the system cause a variety of symptoms the most common being. Locked in syndrome : frontal lobe is intact but have no motor output, accounts for very small number of cva, not very common deficits are so severe. Pt lives in accessible apartment with no stairs.