Question

A 71-year-old man with long-standing hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presents with sudden painless loss of vision in his right visual field. Examination confirms a left homonymous hemianopia. CT shows an occipital infarct. Which artery is most likely occluded?

Accepted Answer

Left posterior cerebral artery

Answer

Left middle cerebral artery

Answer

Right middle cerebral artery

Answer

Right posterior cerebral artery

Answer

Basilar artery

Practice question

A 71-year-old man with long-standing hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presents with sudden painless loss of vision in his right visual field. Examination confirms a left homonymous hemianopia. CT shows an occipital infarct. Which artery is most likely occluded?