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Bilateral persistent trigeminal arteries presenting with brain-stem infarction

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A 43-year-old male with a left hemiparesis due to brain-stem infarction associated with bilateral persistent trigeminal arteries is reported. The clinicopathological and radiographic significance of persistent carotid-basilar arterial anastomones in vertebrobasilar territory ischaemic attacks is also discussed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chugoku Rousai Hospital, Kure, Japan

    Y. Okada, T. Shima, M. Nishida, T. Yamada, K. Yamane, S. Okita & R. Kagawa

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Okada, Y., Shima, T., Nishida, M. et al. Bilateral persistent trigeminal arteries presenting with brain-stem infarction. Neuroradiology 34, 283–286 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588182

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