Persistent hypoglossal artery associated with basilar artery aneurysm
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1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio.
Neurochirurgia
|September 1, 1987
Abstract:
A saccular aneurysm at the tip of the basilar artery in a patient with a persistent hypoglossal artery is reported. The persistent hypoglossal artery was arising from the left internal carotid artery. Both vertebral and posterior communicating arteries were absent bilaterally. The combination of a persistent hypoglossal artery and a basilar bifurcation aneurysm is a very rare occurrence. The anatomy of the cerebral circulation in this unique case is important for surgical planning.