Bilateral persistent trigeminal arteries presenting with brain-stem infarction.
A 43-year-old male with a left hemiparesis due to brain-stem infarction associated with bilateral persistent trigeminal arteries is reported. The clinicopathological and radiographic significance of persistent carotid-basilar arterial anastomoses in vertebrobasilar territory ischaemic attacks is also discussed.
Okada
Y
Y
Department of Neurosurgery, Chugoku Rousai Hospital, Kure, Japan.
Shima
T
T
Nishida
M
M
Yamada
T
T
Yamane
K
K
Okita
S
S
Kagawa
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis