Hypoplasia of multiple cerebral arteries: report of an unusual case.
We present a rare case of hypoplasia of the vertebral arteries bilaterally, of the basilar artery, of the posterior cerebral arteries bilaterally, and right-sided aplasia of A1 branch of anterior cerebral artery. The patient became symptomatic with sudden-onset headaches, likely caused by high hemodynamic stress. The origin of the hypoplastic cerebral arteries is uncertain, but the concomitant existence of them supports the congenital origin.
Sakellaropoulos
Antonios
A
Agios Savvas Anticancer Institute, Athens, Greece.
Mourgela
Sofia
S
Kyrlesi
Athina
A
Warnke
Jan-Peter
JP
D020771:Anterior Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D020769:Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities