Persistent trigeminal artery with internal carotid artery occlusion.
A patient with a persistent trigeminal artery and occlusion of the internal carotid artery is presented. The development and protective hemodynamic significance of this persistent embryological anastomosis are briefly discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans