Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep

Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep

We report a case of a left sided Primitive Hypoglossal Artery detected by multi-detector CT cerebral angiography, performed for a 47 years old female patient complaining of sudden onset of drowsiness, who had undergone non-contract CT of the brain which revealed small ischemic infarcts in the left c...

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Main Author: Mohamed Samir Shaaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Carotid artery anomalies
Circle of Willis
Persistent hypoglossal artery
Basilar artery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16300699
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spelling doaj-2a452a7311344c6eb2d3e9633b06abd22020-11-25T01:17:51ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine0378-603X2016-09-0147389189610.1016/j.ejrnm.2016.05.010Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case repMohamed Samir ShaabanWe report a case of a left sided Primitive Hypoglossal Artery detected by multi-detector CT cerebral angiography, performed for a 47 years old female patient complaining of sudden onset of drowsiness, who had undergone non-contract CT of the brain which revealed small ischemic infarcts in the left cerebellar peduncle. On MDCT cerebral angiography, the left internal carotid artery passes through the left hypoglossal canal, to form the basilar artery, while the left carotid canal was empty. The left anterior and middle cerebral arteries were formed through patent and prominent anterior communicating artery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16300699Carotid artery anomaliesCircle of WillisPersistent hypoglossal arteryBasilar artery
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author Mohamed Samir Shaaban
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Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Carotid artery anomalies
Circle of Willis
Persistent hypoglossal artery
Basilar artery
author_facet Mohamed Samir Shaaban
author_sort Mohamed Samir Shaaban
title Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep
title_short Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep
title_full Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep
title_fullStr Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep
title_full_unstemmed Primitive Hypoglossal Artery: A case rep
title_sort primitive hypoglossal artery: a case rep
publisher SpringerOpen
series The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
issn 0378-603X
publishDate 2016-09-01
description We report a case of a left sided Primitive Hypoglossal Artery detected by multi-detector CT cerebral angiography, performed for a 47 years old female patient complaining of sudden onset of drowsiness, who had undergone non-contract CT of the brain which revealed small ischemic infarcts in the left cerebellar peduncle. On MDCT cerebral angiography, the left internal carotid artery passes through the left hypoglossal canal, to form the basilar artery, while the left carotid canal was empty. The left anterior and middle cerebral arteries were formed through patent and prominent anterior communicating artery.
topic Carotid artery anomalies
Circle of Willis
Persistent hypoglossal artery
Basilar artery
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X16300699
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