Erschienen in:
01.03.2014 | Correspondence
Unusual Variant of Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery Diagnosed by CT Angiography: A Case Report and Literature Review
verfasst von:
S. Sabouri, MD, S. A. Ebrahimzadeh, MD, N. Rahimian, MD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Neuroradiology
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Ausgabe 1/2014
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Excerpt
Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) is a rare embryonic carotid-vertebrobasilar artery anastomosis with a reported incidence of 0.027–0.26 % [
1]. The PPHA usually arises from internal carotid artery (ICA) between the C1 and C3 levels and traverses the hypoglossal canal to join the basilar artery (BA). We present an extremely rare case of the PPHA originating from the external carotid artery (ECA). It is the second reported case of PPHA arising from ECA and involved by atherosclerotic disease. …