Regression of bilateral persistent primitive ophthalmic artery: a case report
Issei Takeuchi1, Takashi Izumi2, Masahiro Nishihori3
1Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University of Graduate School of Medicine, Tsurumai-Cho 65, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. nissey1223@gmail.com.
Purpose:
We report a case of regression of a 2-year-old girl with bilateral primitive ophthalmic arteries (POAs).
Case Report:
The patient presented with a headache and had no visual impairment or visual field abnormalities. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed arteries originating bilaterally from the cavernous internal carotid artery segments, diagnosed as persistent POAs.
Conclusion:
Six months later, MRA revealed decreased origin delineation and five years later, MRA revealed bilateral origin disappearance from the orbit to the periphery.
