Persistent Hypoglossal Artery as a Potential Risk Factor for Simultaneous Carotid and Vertebrobasilar Infarcts
Persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA), a rare embryological carotid–basilar anastomosis, is usually accompanied by hypoplastic vertebral and posterior communicating arteries, and thereby such vascular anomaly serves as the main feeder supplying the vertebrobasilar territory. Although rarely reported,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00837/full |