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| A Case of Persistent Trigeminal Artery Presenting with Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency |
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Chang Sub Lee |
Correspondence:
Chang Sub Lee, |
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| Abstract |
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The author report a case of persistent trigeminal artery presenting with vertebrobasilar insufficiency. Persistent trigeminal
artery frequently combined with hypoplasia of vertebrobasilar artery system, even though it is usually asymptomatic. A 51-yearold
woman was presented with transient sense of left hemiparesis. The patient was underwent removal of Rathke's cleft cyst via
transsphenoidal route one and a half year prior to visit. Magnetic resonance angiography showed persistent trigeminal artery of
which connecting between left internal carotid artery and basilar artery. |
| Key Words:
patent trigeminal artery, vertebrobasilar insufficiency |