The clinical features of a stroke are heavily dependent upon the artery in which the lesion occurs.
The important vascular territories to consider are:
It may also be useful to consider the brain structures infarcted e.g. brainstem.
Note that there are many variations in the anatomy of the blood supply of the brain - for example in the circle of Willis, such that in many patients collateral blood supply may be non-existent.
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