Persistent Hypoglossal Artery.
- Author:
Jae Heung AHN
1
;
Woo Jin CHOE
;
Hyo Il PARK
;
Chae Heuck LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. chleens@hotmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hypoglossal artery;
Cerebral angiography;
Three dimensional computed tomography angiography
- MeSH:
Adult;
Angiography;
Arteries*;
Cerebral Angiography;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Korea
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2005;38(4):312-315
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The persistent hypoglossal artery(PHA) is a rare anomaly that belongs to the group of embryonic carotid-basilar artery anastomoses that may occur in adults. The most commonly reported type of such an anastomosis is the primitive trigeminal artery, followed by the PHA. We report a 35-year old man, hospitalized because of an intraventricular hemorrhage, who was found to have a right persistent PHA. Three-dimensional computed tomography(CT) angiography provided excellent anatomical topology of the anomaly. To our knowledge, this patient is the first case of a PHA identified by this means in Korea.
