Bilateral origin of superior cerebellar arteries from the posterior cerebral arteries, and clues to its embryologic basis.
10.5115/acb.2011.44.2.164
- Author:
Mennan Ece AYDIN
1
;
Ahmet Hilmi KAYA
;
Cem KOPUZ
;
Mehmet Tevfik DEMIR
;
Ufuk CORUMLU
;
Adnan DAGCINAR
Author Information
1. Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. mepaydin@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anatomy;
Embryology;
Superior cerebellar artery;
Posterior cerebral artery;
Variation
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Basilar Artery;
Brain;
Embryonic Development;
Female;
Posterior Cerebral Artery;
Pregnancy
- From:Anatomy & Cell Biology
2011;44(2):164-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The superior cerebellar artery is the most consistent branch of the basilar artery and arises near the bifurcation of the basilar artery. A bilateral origin of the superior cerebellar arteries from the posterior cerebral arteries has been rarely reported in the literature. Reporting variations in brain vessels is important for neurosurgeons to safely and confidently treat pathologies in this region. We report on a specimen with a bilateral origin to the superior cerebellar artery from the posterior cerebral artery and discuss the embryogenesis of this rare variation.
