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Abdullah Ali AlQarni1, Talal AlOtibi2, Yahya Mahnashi3
1Department of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) is a rare embryological carotid-basilar anastomosis. Diagnosis is by imaging and computed tomography angiography is the most common methods employed. Herein we present a case of a 51 years-old Indian male, who admitted with midnight nonwitnessed syncope. CT angiogram of the brain revealed a very rare caroto-basilar anastomoses anomaly with PPHA.
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