Aneurysm on a persistent hypoglossal artery.
The authors report a patient with saccular aneurysm on a left persistent hypoglossal artery who suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage from an aneurysm of the right distal anterior cerebral artery. A review of the literature emphasizes the rarity of the occurrence of an aneurysm on a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery itself.
D000792:Angiography; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors