Internal carotid artery stenosis with ipsilateral persistent hypoglossal artery presenting as a multiterritorial embolic infarction: a case report.
Persistent hypoglossal artery (PHA) is a relatively rare vascular anomaly of persistent carotid-basilar anastomosis. We have treated a patient with stenosis of the internal carotid artery which was combined with PHA and who presented with multiple small embolic infarcts in multiple vascular territories. It is important to know that a persistent carotid-basilar anastomosis could be one of the causes bringing about acute infarction in both the anterior and posterior vascular territories, mimicking cardioembolism.
Pyun
H W
HW
Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, and Department of Neurology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
D H
DH
Kwon
S U
SU
Lee
J H
JH
Choi
C G
CG
Kim
S J
SJ
Suh
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DC
D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology
D003287:Contrast Media; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin