title: [Persistent primitive trigeminal artery associated with brain cavernoma. Case report].
abstract: Among cases of embryonic carotid-basilar anastomosis which may persist after birth, persistent trigeminal artery is the most common. It has been associated with a wide variety of intracranial abnormalities. We are unaware of any other reported association with cavernoma. We report a young woman who experienced seizures following spontaneous abortion. A CT scan disclosed a right frontal hematoma. MRI revealed a cavernoma associated with a persistent trigeminal artery. The cavernoma was removed through a frontal approach. The aim of the present case is to report another type of lesion fortuitously associated with a persistent trigeminal artery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique, CHRU Pontchaillou, Rennes.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heckly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamlat
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carsin-Nicol
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seigneuret
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brassier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans