Persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses

Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 24 Feb 2015

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The persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses are named (with, with the exception of the proatlantal artery), using the cranial nerves with which they run:

  • -<p>The <strong>persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses</strong> are named (with the exception of the <a href="/articles/proatlantal-artery">proatlantal artery</a>) using the cranial nerves with which they run:</p><ul>
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  • -<a href="/articles/persistent_primitive_trigeminal_artery" style="line-height: 1.5;">persistent trigeminal artery</a><ul>
  • -<li>arises from proximal cavernous<a href="/articles/ica"> ICA</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>most common persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis</li>
  • -<li>two types - lateral and medial
  • -</li>
  • +<p>The <strong>persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses</strong> are named, with the exception of the <a href="/articles/proatlantal-artery">proatlantal artery</a>, using the cranial nerves with which they run:</p><ul>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/persistent-primitive-trigeminal-artery">persistent trigeminal artery</a><ul>
  • +<li>arises from proximal cavernous <a href="/articles/ica">ICA</a>
  • +</li>
  • +<li>most common persistent carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomosis</li>
  • +<li>two types - lateral and medial</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<strong style="line-height: 1.5;">type I</strong> - absent ipsilateral <a href="/articles/posterior-cerebral-artery" style="line-height: 1.5;">posterior communicating artery</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<strong style="line-height: 1.5;">type II</strong> - fetal origin of ipsilateral posterior communicating artery</li>
  • +<li>
  • +<strong>type I</strong> - absent ipsilateral <a href="/articles/posterior-cerebral-artery">posterior communicating artery</a>
  • +</li>
  • +<li>
  • +<strong>type II</strong> - fetal origin of ipsilateral posterior communicating artery</li>
  • -</li>
  • +</li>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<a href="/articles/persistent-otic-artery" style="line-height: 1.5;">persistent otic (acoustic) artery</a><ul>
  • -<li>controversial, perhaps non-existent </li>
  • -<li>arises from petrous ICA</li>
  • -<li>rare, as it is the first anastomosis to regress</li>
  • +</li>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/persistent-otic-artery">persistent otic (acoustic) artery</a><ul>
  • +<li>controversial, perhaps non-existent</li>
  • +<li>arises from petrous ICA</li>
  • +<li>rare, as it is the first anastomosis to regress</li>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<a href="/articles/persistent-hypoglossal-artery-2" style="line-height: 1.5;">persistent hypoglossal artery</a><ul><li>arises from cervical ICA at C1 to C3 levels</li></ul>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<a href="/articles/persistent-proatalantal-intersegmental-artery-2" style="line-height: 1.5;">persistent proatlantal artery</a><ul>
  • -<li>
  • -<a href="/articles/type-i-proatlantal-artery" style="line-height: 1.5;">type I</a> arises from <a href="/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1" style="line-height: 1.5;">internal carotid artery</a>
  • -</li>
  • -<li>
  • -<a href="/articles/type-ii-proatlantal-artery-2" style="line-height: 1.5;">type II</a> arises from <a href="/articles/external-carotid-artery-1" style="line-height: 1.5;">external carotid artery</a>
  • -</li>
  • +</li>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/persistent-hypoglossal-artery-2">persistent hypoglossal artery</a><ul><li>arises from cervical ICA at C1 to C3 levels</li></ul>
  • +</li>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/persistent-proatlantal-intersegmental-artery">persistent proatlantal artery</a><ul>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/type-i-proatlantal-artery">type I</a> arises from <a href="/articles/internal-carotid-artery-1">internal carotid artery</a>
  • +</li>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/type-ii-proatlantal-artery-2">type II</a> arises from <a href="/articles/external-carotid-artery-1">external carotid artery</a>
  • +</li>
  • -</li>
  • +</li>
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Image 2 DSA (angiography) (Internal carotid artery) ( update )

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Case 1: persistent trigeminal artery

Image 3 MRI (MRA) ( update )

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Case 2: persistent hypoglossal artery

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