Abnormal origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. Case report.
Posterior inferior cerebellar arteries originating from the vertebral arteries between the axis and the atlas were demonstrated angiographically in a 12-year-old boy. The patient presented with tetraparesis of sudden onset after a gymnastic exercise. There was no recognizable trauma.
D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities