Humberto Foyaca Sibat

Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa

Publications

• Research Article   
  Atypical Percheron Syndrome Secondary to HIV Vasculitis and Drug Therapy
  Author(s): Lourdes de Fatima Ibanez Valdes and Humberto Foyaca Sibat*
  
  Introduction: The Artery of Percheron (AOP) is a solitary, rare artery arising from a proximal segment of the posterior cerebral artery, supplying both paramedian thalami and rostral midbrain. 4-12% of the population are reported to have this variant. Infarction of this artery leads to presentations including coma, gaze palsies, agitation and confusion. The AOP infarction is a relatively infrequent vascular condition and a pattern of IS in which a single arterial trunk supplies the rostral midbrain and paramedian thalamic areas, resulting in neurological deficits. Methods: A large search of the articles published in SCOPUS, and MEDLINE to identify manuscripts related to midbrain ischemic stroke related to HIV vasculitis. From 01st, January 1990 to 30th, January 2026, we comprehensively review the medical literature and selected the following.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4303/JDAR/236520

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