Korean J Cerebrovasc Surg.
2006 Jun;8(2):132-134.
Persistent Primitive Hypoglossal Artery Associated with Cerebral Aneurysm
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jyahn@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- A persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) is a rare vascular anomaly, which belongs to the group of carotid-basilar anastomosis that may occur in adults. The association of PPHA with cerebral aneurysms has also rarely reported. A review of the published cases of PPHA with cerebral aneurysms is made including the author's own case of 66 years-old woman with the left internal carotid artery aneurysm, which treated with surgical clipping. Key points concerning the definition, imaging, and clinical series data available for PPHA with cerebral aneurysm are highlighted.
