title: Persistent hypoglossal artery associated with arteriovenous malformation: a case report.
abstract: A rare case of persistent hypoglossal artery in conjunction with arteriovenous malformation was presented. MRA could delineate persistent hypoglossal artery and arteriovenous malformation very clearly. The patient suffered from intracranial hemorrhage from in the 37th week of pregnancy. MRI, MRA, angiography, and CT of this rare condition are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. radiol@med.kindai.ac.jp
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ashikaga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamatsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000175:diagnosis; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities