Middle Meningeal Artery Arising from the Basilar Artery

Various anomalies for the origin of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) have been described in the literature. However, origin of the MMA from the basilar trunk is an extremely rare variant. We report on a 54-year-old female who presented with frequent headaches; magnetic resonance imaging showed a ri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Salem, Mohamed M., Fusco, Matthew R., Dolati, Parviz, Reddy, Arra S., Gross, Bradley A., Ogilvy, Christopher S., Thomas, Ajith J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Cerebrovascular Surgeons; Society of Korean Endovascular Neurosurgeons 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4296049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25599045
http://dx.doi.org/10.7461/jcen.2014.16.4.364
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Sumario:Various anomalies for the origin of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) have been described in the literature. However, origin of the MMA from the basilar trunk is an extremely rare variant. We report on a 54-year-old female who presented with frequent headaches; magnetic resonance imaging showed a right parietal meningioma. The abnormal origin of the middle meningeal artery from the basilar artery was diagnosed by angiography performed for preoperative embolization of the tumor. We report on the case with a review of the embryologic basis, possible explanations for this aberrant origin, and its clinical implications.

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