Persistent primitive hypoglossal artery associated with Chiari II malformation: Diagnosis and clinical implications

We present a case of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) associated with Chiari II malformation and discuss the clinical implications. There has been one reported case of PPHA associated with Chiari 1 malformation, but none in association with Chiari II. Our patient also had a widened hyp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gupta, Mudit, Gupta, Rashmi, Seith, Ashu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Neuroradiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3056621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21423899
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.73534
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Sumario:We present a case of persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PPHA) associated with Chiari II malformation and discuss the clinical implications. There has been one reported case of PPHA associated with Chiari 1 malformation, but none in association with Chiari II. Our patient also had a widened hypoglossal canal, with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sac herniation through it.

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