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Hypoplasia of multiple cerebral arteries: report of an unusual case
Antonios Sakellaropoulos1, Sofia Mourgela, Athina Kyrlesi
1Agios Savvas Anticancer Institute, Athens, Greece.
We present a rare case of hypoplasia of the vertebral arteries bilaterally, of the basilar artery, of the posterior cerebral arteries bilaterally, and right-sided aplasia of A1 branch of anterior cerebral artery. The patient became symptomatic with sudden-onset headaches, likely caused by high hemodynamic stress. The origin of the hypoplastic cerebral arteries is uncertain, but the concomitant existence of them supports the congenital origin.
We present a rare case of hypoplasia of the vertebral arteries bilaterally, of the basilar artery, of the posterior cerebral arteries bilaterally, and right-sided aplasia of A1 branch of anterior cerebral artery. The patient became symptomatic with sudden-onset headaches, likely caused by high hemodynamic stress. The origin of the hypoplastic cerebral arteries is uncertain, but the concomitant existence of them supports the congenital origin.
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