KAWAMATA Takakazu
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position Professor and Division head |
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Article types | Case report |
Language | English |
Peer review | Peer reviewed |
Title | Extremely rare persistent primitive artery passing through the jugular foramen with symptomatic ipsilateral carotid artery stenosis. |
Journal | Formal name:Acta neurochirurgica Abbreviation:Acta Neurochir (Wien) ISSN code:(0942-0940)0001-6268(Linking) |
Domestic / Foregin | Domestic |
Volume, Issue, Page | 158(10),pp.1925-1929 |
Author and coauthor | Ryu Bikei†*, Anami Hidenori, Ishikawa Tatsuya, Inoue Tatsuya, Sugiura Makoto, Kawamata Takakazu |
Publication date | 2016/10 |
Summary | Primitive arteries are persistent fetal anastomoses between the carotid and vertebral-basilar circulation. Although rare, persistent primitive arteries can remain at birth. A 73-year-old woman presented with cerebral infarction to the posterior circulation caused by symptomatic common carotid artery stenosis with an unnamed and extremely rare persistent primitive artery. This anomalous vessel branched from the extracranial internal carotid artery and passed through the ipsilateral jugular foramen into the posterior cranial fossa and merged into the basilar artery. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a persistent primitive artery passing through the jugular foramen with symptomatic common carotid artery stenosis. |
DOI | 10.1007/s00701-016-2896-z |
PMID | 27473392 |