Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

The Korean Neurosurgical Society (대한신경외과학회)
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Persistent Hypoglossal Artery

  • Ahn, Jae-Heung (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choe, Woo-Jin (Department of Neurosurgery, Konkuk University Hospital) ;
  • Park, Hyo-Il (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Chae-Heuck (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2005.10.28
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Abstract

The persistent hypoglossal artery[PHA] is a rare anomaly that belongs to the group of embryonic carotid-basilar artery anastomoses that may occur in adults. The most commonly reported type of such an anastomosis is the primitive trigeminal artery, followed by the PHA. We report a 35-year old man, hospitalized because of an intraventricular hemorrhage, who was found to have a right persistent PHA. Three-dimensional computed tomography[CT] angiography provided excellent anatomical topology of the anomaly. To our knowledge, this patient is the first case of a PHA identified by this means in Korea.

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