[Persistent trigeminal artery associated with aneurysm of the middle cerebral artery. Case report and review of the literature].
The authors report a case of persistent primitive trigeminal artery angiographically demonstrated as an incidental finding. The persistent primitive trigeminal artery was associated with an aneurysm arising from the circle of Willis in the middle cerebral artery territory. The literature is reviewed and the embryology involved is related.
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Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Hospital Municipal, Dr. Mário Gatti, Campinas, Brasil.
Grotta
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D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
Persistência da artéria trigeminal primitiva associada com eneurisma da artéria cerebral média. Relato de caso e revisão da literatura.