title: Bilateral origin of superior cerebellar arteries from the posterior cerebral arteries, and clues to its embryologic basis.
abstract: The superior cerebellar artery is the most consistent branch of the basilar artery and arises near the bifurcation of the basilar artery. A bilateral origin of the superior cerebellar arteries from the posterior cerebral arteries has been rarely reported in the literature. Reporting variations in brain vessels is important for neurosurgeons to safely and confidently treat pathologies in this region. We report on a specimen with a bilateral origin to the superior cerebellar artery from the posterior cerebral artery and discuss the embryogenesis of this rare variation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mennan Ece
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.forename: Ahmet Hilmi
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kopuz
authors.forename: Mehmet Tevfik
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Corumlu
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dagcinar